George William Scoones (9 June 1886 – ?) was an English professional football player and manager.
Career
Scoones was born in Saint Helier, one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. In 1912, he moved to the Brittany region in France and began playing football with Stade Rennais Université Club. Scoones spent a decade at the club amassing over 80 appearances and scoring 20 goals. In 1918, he did military service with the British Army in England in World War I. He returned to the club, who were defeated by Red Star Olympique in 1922, the same year he retired from both playing in and managing the club.
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