Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernie Willett | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Burslem, England | ||
Date of death | 13 February 1985 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
Playing position | Half-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Stoke City | |||
Port Vale | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1940–1947 | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
Witton Albion | |||
Total | 1+ | (0+) | |
* 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.
Willett was graduated through the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in January 1940. He made his debut against Macclesfield Town in a home war cup match on 13 April 1946, the match finished goalless. His second game was in the Football League on 5 October 1946, in a 3–0 loss at Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He wasn't selected again and was instead transferred to Witton Albion in March 1947.[1]