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]

Ernie England

Personal information
Date of birth	3 February 1901
Place of birth	Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	1982 (aged 80–81)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Shirebrook
1919–1929	Sunderland	355	(0)
1930–1931	West Ham United	5	(0)
1931–1934	Mansfield Town	130	(3)
	Frickley
Total		490	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

1. "Manchester City 1-0 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
2. "Ernie England". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
3. "Ernest England". Westhamstats.info. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
4. "Ernie England". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
5. "Ernie England". Frickley Athletic Museum. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.