Ernie Egdell

Ernie Egdell

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Egdell[1]
Date of birth	29 May 1922[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death	27 February 1976 (aged 53)[1]
Place of death	Salford, England
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Consett
1946–1947	Darlington	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ernest Egdell (29 May 1922 – 27 February 1976) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington and in non-league football for Consett. He appeared only once for Darlington in competitive matches, on 16 September 1946, standing in for Tom Kelly at right back in a 4–1 Third Division North defeat away to local rivals Hartlepools United.^[2] The West Hartlepool-based Northern Daily Mail match report refers to him as "Edgehill".^[3]

Egdell was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1922, and died in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 1976 at the age of 53.^[1]

References

1. "Ernie Egdell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
2. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 43, 102. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
3. 'Sentinel' (17 September 1946). "In points and support—'Pools increase the tempo". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).