Ernie Willett

Ernest Willett (27 July 1919 – 13 February 1985) was an English footballer who played one game for Port Vale in the English Football League in October 1946.

Ernest Willett
Personal information
Full name Ernie Willett[1]
Date of birth (1919-07-27)27 July 1919[1]
Place of birth Burslem, England[1]
Date of death 13 February 1985(1985-02-13) (aged 65)[1]
Place of death Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Stoke City
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1947 Port Vale 1 (0)
Witton Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Willett graduated through the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in January 1940.[1] He made his debut at The Old Recreation Ground against Macclesfield Town in a war cup match on 13 April 1946; the match finished goalless.[1] His second game was in the English Football League Third Division South on 5 October 1946, in a 3–0 loss to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic at Dean Court.[1] He was not selected again in the 1946–47 season, and he was instead transferred to Witton Albion in March 1947.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1946–47Third Division South10000010

References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 310. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Ernie Willett at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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