Information: |
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| 1944-45 Squad Number:
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8 |
| Position:
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Centre Forward |
| Date of Birth: |
03rd June 1913 |
| Birthplace: |
Birmingham |
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Nationality:
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English |
| Signed: |
14/11/1946 |
| Career History: |
NOTE: Player Career history has been temporarily removed for data cleanse. |
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Profile: |
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Scored on his debut peacetime appearance against Hearts. Ernie had all the assets required for a centre forward of the day nippy, excellent distribution and a powerful shot. He turned out for the Dons as a guest between August 1944 & February 1945 playing 20 games and scoring 29 goals including four against both East Fife and Hearts. He had previously appeared for Hall & Co scoring 45 goals in 13 matches. It was however his penalty style that most spectators of the day remembered, standing sideways to the goal and close to the ball, he simply glided the ball into the net. Manager David Halliday would sign Ernie permanently in November 1946 but a combination of illness and more accomplished fellow players saw him fail to reach the heights of goalscoring of his wartime season.
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| Appearances: |
show debut only |
| Date |
Result |
Competition |
Venue |
Att. |
Age at Debut |
Type |
|
19/08/1944
|
Dundee 2-1
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
13,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
26/08/1944
|
Aberdeen
3-2 Dunfermline Athletic
|
North Eastern League
|
|
6,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
09/09/1944
|
Aberdeen
7-1 East Fife
|
North Eastern League
|
|
8,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
16/09/1944
|
East Fife 5-4
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
3,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
23/09/1944
|
Rangers 1-2
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
5,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
25/09/1944
|
Aberdeen
2-5 Clyde
|
Friendly
|
|
26,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
30/09/1944
|
Aberdeen
5-1 Dundee United
|
North Eastern League
|
|
7,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
07/10/1944
|
Aberdeen
2-0 Heart of Midlothian
|
North Eastern League
|
|
5,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
14/10/1944
|
Raith Rovers 2-1
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
3,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
21/10/1944
|
Dunfermline Athletic 3-3
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
4,500
|
31
|
Start
|
|
28/10/1944
|
Aberdeen
2-3 Dundee
|
North Eastern League
|
|
15,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
04/11/1944
|
Aberdeen
4-1 Rangers
|
North Eastern League
|
|
5,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
11/11/1944
|
Dundee United 0-5
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
12,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
18/11/1944
|
Heart of Midlothian 0-7
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
4,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
25/11/1944
|
Arbroath 0-3
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
3,700
|
31
|
Start
|
|
02/12/1944
|
Aberdeen
7-0 Falkirk
|
North Eastern League
|
|
5,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
09/12/1944
|
Aberdeen
2-0 Raith Rovers
|
North Eastern League
|
|
5,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
30/12/1944
|
Dundee 0-5
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern Supplementary Cup F
|
|
19,098
|
31
|
Start
|
|
02/01/1945
|
Arbroath 2-2
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
|
31
|
Start
|
|
10/02/1945
|
Dundee United 1-9
Aberdeen
|
North Eastern League
|
|
6,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
17/02/1945
|
Aberdeen
8-0 Raith Rovers
|
North Eastern League
|
|
5,000
|
31
|
Start
|
|
23/11/1946
|
Aberdeen
2-1 Heart of Midlothian
|
Div 1 (Old)
|
|
14,000
|
33
|
Start
|
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30/11/1946
|
Hamilton 2-5
Aberdeen
|
Div 1 (Old)
|
|
6,000
|
33
|
Start
|
|
07/12/1946
|
Aberdeen
1-0 Third Lanark
|
Div 1 (Old)
|
|
12,000
|
33
|
Start
|
|
14/12/1946
|
Kilmarnock 2-1
Aberdeen
|
Div 1 (Old)
|
|
8,500
|
33
|
Start
|
|
21/12/1946
|
Aberdeen
3-1 Motherwell
|
Div 1 (Old)
|
|
15,000
|
33
|
Start
|
|
28/12/1946
|
Hibernian 1-1
Aberdeen
|
Div 1 (Old)
|
|
30,000
|
33
|
Start
|
|
01/01/1947
|
Aberdeen
0-4 Falkirk
|
Div 1 (Old)
|
|
20,000
|
33
|
Start
|
|
13/08/1947
|
Aberdeen
0-2 Hibernian
|
Div 1 (Old)
|
|
40,000
|
34
|
Start
|
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