Ernest Witty

Ernest Witty
Witty in 1907
Personal information
Full name Ernest Witty Cotton
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1905 FC Barcelona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Witty Cotton was an Anglo-Spanish footballer, tennis player and businessman. In 1899 Witty, a Spanish national tennis champion, became a founding member of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona and in the early 1900s he played football for FC Barcelona. He was also a successful trader and his family company, the Witty Group, continues to operate today. He was the younger brother of Arthur Witty.