Ernie Pinkney
Ernest Pinkney (23 November 1887 – 1975) was an English professional association football player either side of the First World War.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Pinkney | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1887[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1975 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1909 | West Hartlepool | ||
| 1909–1911 | Everton | 8 | (1) |
| 1911–1913 | Barrow | ||
| 1913–1915 | Gillingham | 63 | (13) |
| – | Liverpool | ||
| ?–1921 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 1921–1922 | Halifax Town | 30 | (2) |
| 1922–? | Accrington Stanley | 12 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Pinkney was born in Glasgow to English parents from Yorkshire. The family moved back to England when he was still young.[2]
He played for West Hartlepool,[3] before joining Everton, where he made 8 appearances in The Football League.[4] He subsequently played for Barrow of the Lancashire Combination and New Brompton of the Southern League, where he played regularly for two seasons before competitive football was abandoned due to the outbreak of war.[5]
After the war, he returned to Lancashire to play for Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers before joining Halifax Town. He finished his Football League career with Accrington Stanley.[4]
References
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- 1901 England Census
- Ernest Pinkney, Everton FC, Joint Everton and Liverpool Match Programme, 24 September 1910, via Play Up Liverpool
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. p. 209. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.