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Ernest Greenhalgh
Notts County FC

 

2 caps 0 goals
67% successful
1872-73
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180


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Ernest Greenhalgh Profile

Full name Ernest Harwood Greenhalgh
Popular name Ernest Greenhalgh
Born  22 August 1848 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Died 11 July 1922
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Played for Notts County FC between 1867 and 1883. His arrival helped to "greatly improve (their) results, due mainly to his great influence and leadership" - Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing, p.20.
Club honours FA Cup semi-finalists 1882-83;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number One of eleven who became the first players to appear for England.
Position(s) Full-back;
First match No. 1, 30 November 1872, Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.  Aged 24 years, 100 days.
Last match No. 2, 8 March 1873, England 4 Scotland 2, friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London.  Aged 24 years, 198 days.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

After retiring from playing in 1883, Greenhalgh continued to play an important part in the development of football, helping to found Greenhalgh's F.C. in Mansfield. He was also the owner of Field Mill in Mansfield which was the home of Mansfield Mechanics F.C., until becoming the home of Mansfield Town in 1916. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.112.

 

Ernest Greenhalgh - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals Goals Avg Capt. Disc.
2 2 180 0 0.000 0 None

 

Ernest Greenhalgh - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 0 0 4.00 2.00 100.0 +1
Away 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
All 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 1 1 2.00 1.00 66.7 +1

 

Ernest Greenhalgh - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 1 1 2.00 1.00 66.7 +1
All 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 1 1 2.00 1.00 66.7 +1

 

Ernest Greenhalgh - Match History
Club: Notts County F.C. - 2 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 2 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 1 Scotland 30-Nov-1872 The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow F 0 0 AD Start n/a
2 2 Scotland 08-Mar-1873 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 4 2 HW Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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