Ernie Islip

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Ernie Islip
Personal information
Full name Ernest Islip
Date of birth (1892-10-10)10 October 1892
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death August 1941 (aged 48)
Place of death Huddersfield, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1911 Sheffield Douglas
1911–1923 Huddersfield Town 152 (44)
1923–1927 Birmingham 83 (23)
1927–1928 Bradford City 6 (1)
1928 Kidderminster Harriers
1928 Ashton National
1928–1929 Wrexham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Islip (10 October 1892 – August 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for several years in the First Division of the Football League, and won the FA Cup with Huddersfield Town.

Biography[edit]

Islip was born in Parkwood Springs, Sheffield. He began his football career with local club Sheffield Douglas F.C. before turning professional with Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1911. While at Huddersfield he contributed to the club gaining promotion from the Second Division in 1919–20, played in the 1920 FA Cup Final and again in 1922, this time on the winning side.[2] He was the club's leading League scorer in the 1921–22 season.[3]

Islip moved to Birmingham in November 1923 for a fee of £1,500, and in his first full season was joint leading scorer, but the prolific partnership between George Briggs and Joe Bradford left him on the sidelines. He moved on to Bradford City for a fee of £400 in 1927, spending one season there in the Third Division North. He had short spells at Kidderminster Harriers, Ashton National and Wrexham before retiring in 1929. Islip died in Huddersfield at the age of 48.

Honours[edit]

Huddersfield Town

Birmingham

  • Club leading scorer 1925

References[edit]

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
  • "Football Club History Database". Richard Rundle. Retrieved 5 September 2007.

Specific

  1. ^ "Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd. Birmingham F.C. 30 August 1924. p. 4.
  2. ^ "1920–1929 Finals". FA Cup History. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Huddersfield Town 1921–1922". English Top Division Goal Scorers. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  4. ^ "1921/22 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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