Ernest Bertram

Ernest Bertram
Personal information
Date of birth (1885-01-20)20 January 1885[1]
Playing position Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
South Shields
1903–190? Sunderland 1 (0)
South Shields
1907–1909 Darlington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A. Ernest Bertram[2] (20 January 1885 – after 1904) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a left half for Sunderland in 1903–04. He also played non-league football for South Shields and Darlington.[1]

Bertram, described as "a Gateshead youth",[3] made his only first-team appearance for Sunderland on 5 March 1904, standing in for regular left-half Dicky Jackson in a 2–1 defeat away to Small Heath in the First Division.[2][4] He continued his career with Darlington, for whom he played in the Northern League and North-Eastern League as well as scoring twice from six FA Cup appearances in 1907–08 and 1908–09.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 "On this day: March". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. "Athletic gossip". Shields Daily Gazette. 7 March 1904. p. 2 via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. "Ernest Bertram". The Statcat. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.


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