Ernie Gadsby

Ernest Gadsby (21 June 1884 – 1963), sometimes known as Scan Gadsby,[3] was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Barnsley, Glossop, Chesterfield and Bristol City.[1][4]

Ernie Gadsby
Personal information
Full name Ernest Gadsby[1]
Date of birth 21 June 1884 (1884-06-21)
Place of birth New Whittington, England[2]
Date of death 1963 (aged 78–79)[3]
Place of death Don Valley, England[3]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1904 New Whittington Exchange
1904–1908 Chesterfield 15 (2)
1908 Denaby United
1908–1909 Mexborough Town
1909–1910 Barnsley 44 (13)
1910–1911 Bristol City 10 (1)
1910–1911 Castleford Town
1911–1913 Reading
1913–1914 Worksop Town
1914–1915 Glossop 32 (5)
1919–1920 New Whittington Exchange
1920–1921 Clay Cross Town
1921 Clay Cross Zingari
1921 Bentley Colliery
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Gadsby's brother Walter was also a footballer.[5] In January 1918, three-and-a-half years after the outbreak of the First World War, Gadsby was called up to serve as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.[2] He was posted to the Western Front in April 1918 and was gassed and suffered trench fever.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 1904–05[6] Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
1905–06[7] 3 0 0 0 3 0
1906–07[8] 7 2 0 0 7 2
1907–08[9] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 15 2 0 0 15 2
Glossop 1914–15[10] Second Division 32 5 1 0 33 5
Career total 47 7 1 0 48 7

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Ernest Gadsby | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. "Player-based information – 1899–1909". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. "Gadsby Ernie Barnsley 1910". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. Metcalf, Mark; Wood, David (1 November 2010). Lifting the Cup: The Story of Battling Barnsley, 1910–12. Casemate Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 9781845631369.
  6. "Line-ups – 1904–05". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. "Line-ups – 1905–06". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  8. "Line-ups – 1906–07". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  9. "Line-ups – 1907–08". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  10. "Glossop Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 December 2018.


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