Eric Bryant (footballer)

Eric Bryant
Personal information
Full name Eric Bryant[1]
Date of birth (1921-11-18)18 November 1921
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 1995 (aged 7374)
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Mansfield Town 35 (17)
1948–1949 Yeovil Town
1949–1951 Plymouth Argyle 11 (4)
1951–1952 Leyton Orient 12 (1)
Chelmsford City

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Eric Bryant (born 18 November 1921; died 1995) was a footballer who played league football for Mansfield Town, Plymouth Argyle and Leyton Orient.

He is also notable for scoring the winning goal for non-league Yeovil Town in their FA Cup victory against Sunderland in 1949. In October 1949, Bryant was signed by Plymouth from Yeovil for a fee of £3,000.[2]

References

  1. Eric Bryant profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "London Win Triangular Match: Nankeville Fails in Effort to Break Record". The Manchester Guardian. 6 October 1949. p. 3. (subscription required (help)).

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