Ernie Bacon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Frederick Bacon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1972 (aged 75)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Aylestone, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right half, Utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oxford Street | |||
| St Andrew's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Leicester City | 4 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Watford | 12 | (0) |
| 1921–1923 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 1923 | Nuneaton Town | 4 | (1) |
| 1923–1924 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1924–1926 | Barwell United | ||
| 1927–1928 | Rothwell Town | ||
| 1928–1929 | Erith & Belvedere | ||
| Callendar Athletic | |||
| International career | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest Frederick Bacon (19 February 1896 – 9 January 1972) was an English professional football right half who played in the Football League for Watford, Charlton Athletic and Leicester City.[1]
Personal life
Bacon served in the Royal Garrison Artillery in Salonika during the First World War.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 1919–20[4] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | |
| Watford | 1920–21[5] | Third Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 12 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1921–22[6] | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | |
| 1922–23[6] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | |||
| Nuneaton Town | 1923–24[7] | Birmingham & District League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
- ^ 1 appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Nuneaton Charity Cup
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 13. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 – Players – Atkinson to Bates" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Five out of Six Came Home – Charlton Athletic and the Aftermath of War – University of Wolverhampton". www.wlv.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Ernest Bacon | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 – Seasons – 1920/21 to 1929/30" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 1" (PDF). pp. 107–133. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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- Association football utility players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- 1896 births
- 1972 deaths
- Association football wing halves
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Nuneaton Borough F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Rothwell Town F.C. players
- Erith & Belvedere F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs