Ernest Perry (footballer)

Ernest Perry
Personal information
Full name	Ernest William Perry^[1]
Date of birth	(1891-11-03)3 November 1891^[1]
Place of birth	Wednesbury, England^[1]
Date of death	31 May 1979(1979-05-31) (aged 87)^[1]
Place of death	Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, England^[1]
Playing position	Centre-half
Youth career
	Stoke
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1921	Port Vale	44	(2)
1921	Bradford City	0	(0)
1921–1924	Crewe Alexandra	62	(0)
Total		106	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ernest William Perry (3 November 1891 – 31 May 1979) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra between 1919 and 1924; he was also signed to Stoke and Bradford City.

Playing career

Perry played for Stoke before joining Port Vale in August 1919.^[1] He played 26 Second Division games in the 1919–20 season, and scored his first goal in the Football League on 1 January, in a 4–3 defeat to Fulham at The Old Recreation Ground.^[1] He was also in the sides that won the Staffordshire Cup and shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920.^[1] He fell out of favour somewhat during the 1920–21 season, playing 18 league games (with one goal), and is believed to have been released at the end of that campaign.^[1] In 1921, he moved to First Division side Bradford City, but never played a game,^[2] and instead joined Crewe Alexandra.^[1] He played 62 Third Division North games for the "Railwaymen", who finished in sixth place in 1921–22 and 1922–23, before a decline at Gresty Road saw them drop to 20th place in 1923–24.

Sourced from Ernest Perry profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1919–20	Second Division	26	1	2	0	28	1
	1920–21	Second Division	18	1	0	0	18	1
	Total		44	2	2	0	46	2
Crewe Alexandra	1921–22	Third Division North	23	0	0	0	23	0
	1922–23	Third Division North	18	0	1	0	19	0
	1923–24	Third Division North	21	0	1	0	22	0
	Total		62	0	2	0	64	0
Career Total			106	2	4	0	110	4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 230. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
↑ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 387. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

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