Eric Bryant (footballer)

Eric Bryant (18 November 1921 – December 1995) was an English footballer who played league football for Mansfield Town, Plymouth Argyle and Leyton Orient.

Eric Bryant
Personal information
Full name Eric Bryant[1]
Date of birth (1921-11-18)18 November 1921[1]
Place of birth Birmingham,[1] England
Date of death December 1995(1995-12-00) (aged 74)[1]
Place of death Poole,[1] Dorset, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Mansfield Town 35 (17)
1948–1949 Yeovil Town
1949–1951 Plymouth Argyle 11 (4)
1951–1952 Leyton Orient 12 (1)
1952–1953 Chelmsford City 24 (12)
1953–1955 Dorchester Town[2] 47 (48)
Bideford
Poole Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is also notable for scoring the winning goal for non-league Yeovil Town in their FA Cup victory against Sunderland in 1949. In October 1949, Bryant was signed by Plymouth from Yeovil for a fee of £3,000.[3]

References

  1. "Eric Bryant". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. https://thesameoldfew.tumblr.com/post/618525505008926720/a-10-hour-journey-to-norwich-dinky-curtis-goals
  3. "London Win Triangular Match: Nankeville Fails in Effort to Break Record". The Manchester Guardian. 6 October 1949. p. 3. ProQuest 479009090.


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