Ernie Watts (footballer, born 1872)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Arthur Watts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1872[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Woolhampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Right half, goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Reading | ||
| 1898 | Notts County | 17 | (0) |
| – | Reading | ||
| 1903–1904 | West Ham United | 25 | (1) |
| 1904–1905 | New Brompton | 30 | (0) |
| – | Grays Athletic | ||
| – | Reading | ||
| 1906 | Clapton Orient | 2 | (0) |
| – | Reading | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ernest Arthur Watts (born 11 April 1872) was an English footballer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Born in Woolhampton in Berkshire, his earliest known club was Reading, before he moved to Notts County, where he made 17 appearances in The Football League.[1] He had a second spell with Reading and also played for West Ham United, where he was captain for the club's final season at the Memorial Grounds,[3] before joining New Brompton in 1904, where he was a regular starter during the 1904–05 season.[4] His later clubs included Grays Athletic and Clapton Orient, as well as two more spells with Reading.[1]
Watts was a soldier and played for the Royal Berkshire Regiment Cricket XI.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ↑ Marsh, Steve. "Ernest WATTS ... (1903 - 1904)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- 1 2 Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 212. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ↑ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 22. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
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