Ernie Shepherd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Shepherd | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Wombwell, England | ||
| Date of death | 2001 (aged 81–82) | ||
| Place of death | Leigh On Sea, Essex, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Bradford Rovers | ||
| 1938–1948 | Fulham | 72 | (13) |
| 1948–1949 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | (0) |
| 1949–195x | Hull City | 15 | (3) |
| 195x–1957 | Queens Park Rangers | 219 | (51) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1967–1969 | Southend United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ernest "Ernie" Shepherd (14 August 1919 – 2001) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an outside left for Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers.[1] He went on to manage Southend United.[2]
Shepherd was born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, in Yorkshire.[1] He joined Fulham in 1934 before signing for West Bromwich Albion in December 1948, moving on again only after only three months to Hull City.[3] He joined Queens Park Rangers in 1950, and made his debut in August that year against Chesterfield.[4] Shepherd played 219 league games for QPR scoring 51 goals before retiring from playing in 1957.[1] He went on to coach both in England and abroad, and from 1967 to 1969 was manager of Southend United. Shepherd died in Eastwood, Essex, in 2001.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ernie Shepherd". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Former managers". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ↑ "Ernie Shepherd". Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ↑ Westerberg, Kenneth. "Queens Park Rangers 1950–51" (Excel spreadsheet). QPRnet. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
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