Ernie England

Ernie England

Personal information
Full name	Ernie England
Date of birth	3 February 1901
Place of birth	Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	1982 (aged 80–81)
Playing position	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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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.^[1] Overall, at his time at Sunderland he made 335 league appearance scoring no goals, though he scored 3 own goals,^[2] before joining West Ham United in 1931. He made his West Ham debut on 3 January 1931 in a 5-5 against Aston Villa.^[3] Making only five appearances for West Ham he left to join Mansfield Town, for whom he made over 150 appearances.^[4] In 1936 he joined Frickley and became club captain.^[5]

References

1. "Manchester City 1-0 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
2. "Ernie England". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
3. "Ernest England". Westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
4. "Ernie England". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
5. "Ernie England". Frickley Athletic Museum. Retrieved 2014-11-08.