Ernie Curtis
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| Ernie Curtis | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Robert Curtis | |
| Date of birth | 10 June 1907 | |
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Date of death | November 1992 (aged 85) | |
| Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Playing position | Outside left | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Cardiff Corinthians | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1925–1928 1928–1933 1933–1935 1935–1937 1937–1939 |
Cardiff City Birmingham Cardiff City Coventry City Hartlepools United |
46 (8) 165 (44) 16 (6) 21 (2) 16 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 1927–1933 | Wales | 3 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ernest Robert "Ernie" Curtis (born 10 June 1907 in Cardiff, died 1992) was a Cardiff City midfielder during their famous 1927 FA Cup victory over Arsenal and became the youngest ever Cup winner to that date.
The Cup win was Curtis' last match for Cardiff (for whom he had scored 8 goals in his only season at Ninian Park), moving to Birmingham for the start of the following season where he scored 44 goals from midfield in a six year career. He returned to Cardiff in 1933 but soon found himself in a dispute with the club over wages and retired from football for a short while before returning in 1944 to play for Coventry City. He finished his career at Hartlepools United.
At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the Royal Artillery and was posted to the Far East. While serving he was captured by Japanese forces in 1941 and spent the duration of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp. After returning to Wales after the war ended he again joined Cardiff, this time as a trainer. He continued to work for the club in various positions up until his retirement.
[edit] Honours
- FA Cup winner: 1927
- FA Charity Shield winner: 1927
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Curtis, Ernie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Curtis, Ernest Robert |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1907-06-10 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cardiff, Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1992 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Cardiff, Wales |
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