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Ernie Egdell

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Ernie Egdell
Personal information
Full name Ernest Egdell[1]
Date of birth (1922-05-29)29 May 1922[1]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 27 February 1976(1976-02-27) (aged 53)[1]
Place of death Salford, England
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Consett
1946–1947 Darlington 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Egdell (29 May 1922 – 27 February 1976) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington and in non-league football for Consett. He appeared only once for Darlington in competitive matches, on 16 September 1946, standing in for Tom Kelly at right back in a 4–1 Third Division North defeat away to local rivals Hartlepools United.[2] The West Hartlepool-based Northern Daily Mail match report refers to him as "Edgehill".[3]

Egdell was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1922, and died in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 1976 at the age of 53.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ernie Egdell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 43, 102. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  3. ^ Sentinel (17 September 1946). "In points and support—'Pools increase the tempo". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.