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Ted Platt
Personal information
Full name Edward Hewitt Platt[1]
Date of birth (1921-03-26)26 March 1921
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death 20 September 1996(1996-09-20) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death Ilford, East London, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1937–1938 Colchester United
1938–1946 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1953 Arsenal 53 (0)
1953–1955 Portsmouth 31 (0)
1955 Aldershot 16 (0)
Worcester City
Total 100 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Platt (born 26 March 1921 – 20 September 1996) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Platt spent his early career with Colchester United of the Southern League,[2] before moving to Arsenal in 1938.[3] Platt made his debut for Arsenal in 1946, and made a total of 53 appearances for them in the Football League.[4] Arsenal won the old First Division in 1952-53 but, sharing goalkeeper duties with George Swindin and Jack Kelsey, he only made three league appearances all season.[5] Platt also played for Portsmouth and Aldershot,[6][7] before ending his career in non-league football with Worcester City.[2]

He left Aldershot in November 1955.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ted Platt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Profile Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Spartacus Educational
  3. ^ Profile - Arsenal F.C.
  4. ^ ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ "1952-53 competition statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. ^ PORTSMOUTH : 1946/47 - 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  7. ^ ALDERSHOT TOWN : 1946/47 - 1991/92 & 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  8. ^ Sports Argus, 19 November 1955