Ernie Willett

Ernest Willett

Personal information
Full name	Ernie Willett[1]
Date of birth	27 July 1919[1]
Place of birth	Burslem, England[1]
Date of death	13 February 1985 (aged 65)[1]
Place of death	Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position	Half-back
Youth career
	Stoke City
	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1940–1947	Port Vale	1	(0)
	Witton Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ernest "Ernie" Willett (27 July 1919 – 13 February 1985) was an English footballer who played one game for Port Vale in the Football League in October 1946.

Playing career

Willett graduated through the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in January 1940.^[1] He made his debut at The Old Recreation Ground against Macclesfield Town in a war cup match on 13 April 1946; the match finished goalless.^[1] His second game was in the Football League Third Division South on 5 October 1946, in a 3–0 loss to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic at Dean Court.^[1] He was not selected again in the 1946–47 season, and he was instead transferred to Witton Albion in March 1947.^[1]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 310. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.