Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p George Frederick Berry (born 19 November 1957) is a former Welsh international footballer, who played as a centre back. He was a tough-tackling defender also noted for his distinctive afro haircut.Born in Germany Berry moved to Blackpool at a young age and began his footballing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He helped Wolves win League Cup in 1980 and became renowned for his trademark afro hairstyle. He signed for Staffordshire rivals Stoke City in the summer of 1982 and became a popular figure with the Stoke City supporters. A fall out with manager Bill Asprey almost saw the Stoke career cut short and he went on loan to Doncaster Rovers and also spent time training alone in Portugal but Berry returned in 1984–85 as Stoke suffered a woeful season finishing bottom with a then record low points tally. New manager Mick Mills paired his with Steve Bould and installed Berry as captain as Stoke went through a dull period in the Second Division. He then played for Peterborough United, Preston North End and Aldershot before working for the Professional Footballers' Association.. }
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- George_Berry_(footballer) abstract "George Frederick Berry (born 19 November 1957) is a former Welsh international footballer, who played as a centre back. He was a tough-tackling defender also noted for his distinctive afro haircut.Born in Germany Berry moved to Blackpool at a young age and began his footballing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He helped Wolves win League Cup in 1980 and became renowned for his trademark afro hairstyle. He signed for Staffordshire rivals Stoke City in the summer of 1982 and became a popular figure with the Stoke City supporters. A fall out with manager Bill Asprey almost saw the Stoke career cut short and he went on loan to Doncaster Rovers and also spent time training alone in Portugal but Berry returned in 1984–85 as Stoke suffered a woeful season finishing bottom with a then record low points tally. New manager Mick Mills paired his with Steve Bould and installed Berry as captain as Stoke went through a dull period in the Second Division. He then played for Peterborough United, Preston North End and Aldershot before working for the Professional Footballers' Association.".