Ernie England

Ernie England
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-02-03)3 February 1901
Place of birth Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England
Date of death 1982 (aged 80–81)
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shirebrook
1919–1929 Sunderland 355 (0)
1930–1931 West Ham United 5 (0)
1931–1934 Mansfield Town 130 (3)
Frickley
Total 490 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernie England (3 February 1901 – 22 February 1982) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. He made his debut for Sunderland on 27 December 1919 against Manchester City in a 1–0 defeat at Hyde Road.[2] Overall, at his time at Sunderland he made 335 league appearances scoring no goals, though he scored 3 own goals,[3] before joining West Ham United in 1931. He made his West Ham debut on 3 January 1931 in a 5–5 against Aston Villa.[4] Making only five appearances for West Ham he left to join Mansfield Town, for whom he made over 150 appearances.[5] In 1936 he joined Frickley and became club captain.[6]

References

  1. ^ Tom Tiddler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Sunderland". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Manchester City 1-0 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Ernie England". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Ernest England". Westhamstats.info. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Ernie England". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  6. ^ "Ernie England". Frickley Athletic Museum. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.