Ernest Willett
Personal information
Full name Ernie Willett[1]
Date of birth (1919-07-27)27 July 1919[1]
Place of birth Burslem, England[1]
Date of death 13 February 1985(1985-02-13) (aged 65)[1]
Place of death Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Stoke City
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1947 Port Vale 1 (0)
1947–1949 Witton Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Willett (27 July 1919 – 13 February 1985) was an English footballer who played one game for Port Vale in the English Football League in October 1946.

Career

Willett graduated through the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in January 1940.[1] He made his debut at The Old Recreation Ground against Macclesfield Town in a war cup match on 13 April 1946; the match finished goalless.[1] His second game was in the English Football League Third Division South on 5 October 1946, in a 3–0 loss to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic at Dean Court.[1] He was not selected again in the 1946–47 season, and he was instead transferred to Cheshire County League side Witton Albion in March 1947.[1] He scored one goal in twelve games in what remained of the 1946–47 season, appeared 45 times in the 1947–48 campaign and scored one goal from five games in the 1948–49 season.[2][3][4]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1946–47[5]Third Division South10000010
Witton Albion1946–47[2]Cheshire County League121
1947–48[3]Cheshire County League450
1948–49[4]Cheshire County League51
Total 622

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 310. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 "1946-47 Players Records". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "1947-48 Players Records". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "1948-49 Players Records". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Ernie Willett at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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