Ernie Brinton
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest James Brinton | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Date of death | 17 September 1981 | ||
Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Youth career | |||
Avonmouth Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1929–1937 | Bristol City | 249 | (7) |
1937–1946 | Newport County | 78 | (3) |
1946–19?? | Aldershot | 12 | (0) |
Street | |||
Managerial career | |||
Ilfracombe Town (player/manager) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest James Brinton (26 May 1908 – 17 September 1981) was an English footballer who played as a half back. He made over 330 Football League appearances in the years before and after the Second World War.[2]
Career
Brinton played for Bristol City.[3][4]
Honours
- with Newport County
References
- ^ "Bristol City. Forward line strengthened". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
- ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.