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Ernie
Scattergood |
Derby County FC
1 appearance,
3 goals against
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 4: A 3
100% successful
1913
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Gunner Ernald Scattergood
There is no evidence of Oak as a middle name |
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Birth |
29 May 1887 in High Street, Riddings,
Alfreton, Derbyshire [registered in
Belper, September 1887]. |
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According to the 1891
census, Ernald is the youngest of seven children to William and Lucy. They
live in Riddings High Street in Alfreton. His father is a coalminer. |
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According to the 1901
census, Ernald, a colliery trammer, is the youngest of five children
remaining at home with their parents still in Riddings High Street. They
now have one servant though. His father is now a hewer in the coalmines. |
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Marriage |
to Ethel Dawes on 22 August 1910 at St. James' Church,
Riddings
[registered in Belper, September 1910].
Two children, Kenneth (b. 1912) and Nancy (b. 1916, d. 1920) |
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According to the 1911
census, Ernald, a professional footballer, is now married to Ethel, and
they live at 50 Crewe Street in Derby. |
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According to the 1921
census, Ernald, still a professional footballer (for Bradford City FC), is
still married but now have a son, Kenneth. They live at 26 George Street
in Riddings along with two of his young nephews, Lawrence and Arthur Laws. |
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Death |
2 July 1932 at his home in Morven Street, Creswell, aged
45 years 34 days
[registered in Worksop, September 1932]. Died of heart-failure, he
had been poorly for two years previous. |
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Funeral |
Tuesday, 5 July 1932, from his mother-in-law's home in Ridding High Street, with a
service held at St. James' Church
in Riddings conducted by Rev. H. Simmons. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played junior football in Alfreton, before playing for Riddings St James'
FC, and then joining Ripley Athletic FC. Derby County FC signed
Scattergood for £11 in August 1907. After
192 league appearances, in which he managed to score three goals from the
penalty spot, on 17 October 1914, he joined
Bradford City AFC for a considerable transfer fee. Retired in 1925. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division
Two winners 1911-12; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Having a strong kick, he took the penalties for both Derby and Bradford.
Father of Ken Scattergood, Stoke City FC and Derby County FC goalkeeper. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", 12st.
9lbs [1911]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of seven who became the 368th
players (368) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only match |
No. 115, 17 March 1913,
England 4 Wales 3, a British Championship match at Ashton Gate, Ashton Vale, Bedminster, Bristol, aged
25 years
292 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1912-13; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1912-13; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died fifteen days
after Charles Morice |
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Beyond England |
No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.217.
Was a gunner in the Royal
Garrison Artillery during WW1. After retiring, he turned to cricket,
becoming a wicketkeeper for Colliery CC in Creswell. Until he was disabled
by illness. |
