Ernie Bacon

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Ernie Bacon
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(1972-01-09) (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
National team
England Schoolboys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 life[]

Bacon served in the Royal Garrison Artillery in Salonika during the First World War.[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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] 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. ^ 1 appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Nuneaton Charity Cup

References[]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 13. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Players – Atkinson to Bates" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Five out of Six Came Home – Charlton Athletic and the Aftermath of War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 11 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Ernest Bacon | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 11 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Seasons – 1920/21 to 1929/30" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b "Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 1" (PDF). pp. 107–133. Retrieved 11 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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