Ernie England

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. line feed character in |publisher= at position 8 (help)
  5. ↑ "Ernie England". Frickley Athletic Museum. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
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