Alfred Ernest Watkins

Alfred Ernest Watkins (26 June 1878 – 7 December 1957) was a Welsh international footballer who played as an inside-forward.

Ernest Watkins
Personal information
Full name Alfred Ernest Watkins
Date of birth (1878-06-26)26 June 1878
Place of birth Llanwnnog, Wales
Date of death 7 December 1957(1957-12-07) (aged 79)
Place of death Barking, England
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Leicester Fosse
1899–1901 Aston Villa 1 (0)
Grimsby Town
Millwall Athletic
National team
1898–1904 Wales 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Watkins played club football for Leicester Fosse, Aston Villa, Grimsby Town and Millwall Athletic.[1][2] He was part of the Wales national football team between 1898 and 1904, playing 5 matches. He played his first match on 19 March 1898 against Scotland and his last match on 21 March 1904 against Ireland.[3]

His younger brother, Walter Watkins, also played professional football.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. "Watkins, Alfred Ernest (Alf) (Ernie) (Fred)". astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. "WELSH INTERNATIONAL MATCHES". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. "Walter Martin Watkins". Genealogy of The Marches. Retrieved 15 December 2017.


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