Ernest Frederick Bacon (19 February 1896 – 9 January 1972) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Watford, Charlton Athletic and Leicester City as a right half.[1]
| 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 | |||
Personal life
editBacon served in the Royal Garrison Artillery in Salonika during the First World War.[3]
Career statistics
edit| 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] | Third Division South | 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
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 13. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Player: Ernest Frederick Bacon". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Five out of Six Came Home – Charlton Athletic and the Aftermath of War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Ernest Bacon | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Season: 1920/1921". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ 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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