Ernie Blenkinsop

Ernie Blenkinsop
Personal information
Full name Ernest Blenkinsop[1]
Date of birth (1902-04-20)20 April 1902
Place of birth Cudworth, Barnsley, England
Date of death 24 April 1969(1969-04-24) (aged 67)
Place of death Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1921 Cudworth Village
1921–1923 Hull City 11 (0)
1923–1934 Sheffield Wednesday 393 (5)
1934–1937 Liverpool 71 (0)
1937–1939 Cardiff City 10 (0)
1939 Buxton
Total 492 (5)
International career
1928–1933 England 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Blenkinsop (20 April 1902 – 24 April 1969) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender at left back.

Regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation,[3] he began his career with local amateur side Cudworth Village. He joined Hull City in 1921; however, after one year with the club, he signed for Sheffield Wednesday, helping the club win promotion to the First Division before going on to win two Football League titles between 1929 and 1930.

He was sold to fellow First Division side Liverpool in 1934 but his spell with the team was severely disrupted by injury. He later finished his professional career with a season at Cardiff City. During his career, he made over 450 appearances in the Football League and also attained 26 caps playing for England, setting a team record for consecutive appearances which stood until 1957.

  1. ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 25. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference efo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Liverpool get Blenkinsop from Wednesday". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1934. Retrieved 24 September 2018 – via Play Up Liverpool.