Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 July 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 16 October 1964 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Atlas & Norfolk Works | |||
1913–1914 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | ||
1914–1924 | Sheffield United | 47 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest Blackwell (19 July 1894 – 16 October 1964) was a footballer who played as a goalkeeper, spending the majority of his career at his hometown club of Sheffield United. Born in Sheffield he was the cousin of England keeper Sam Hardy and brother of Aberdeen keeper Harry Blackwell.[2]