Ernest Levitt
![]() Levitt while with Brentford in 1920. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Levitt[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Silksworth, England | ||
Date of death | December 1979 (aged 86)[1] | ||
Place of death | Durham, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Dundee | 0 | (0) | |
New Silksworth | |||
1920 | Brentford | 6 | (0) |
West Stanley | |||
Thornley Albion | |||
Wingate Albion | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ernest Levitt (2 April 1893 – December 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Brentford.
Career[]
Born in the northeast of England, Levitt began his career in Scotland with Dundee.[2] He returned home to Silksworth to play for the village team and was signed by Third Division club Brentford in June 1920.[2][3] Levitt made six appearances at the beginning of the 1920–21 season,[4] but lost his place in the team to Alf Amos and had his contract cancelled in December 1920.[2] He returned to the northeast and played for non-League clubs West Stanley, Thornley Albion and Wingate Albion.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1920–21[4] | Third Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 173. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 97. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1920–21 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- English footballers
- People from the City of Sunderland
- Dundee F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- West Stanley F.C. players
- Association football central defenders
- Scottish Football League players
- 1979 deaths
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs