Ernie Sykes

Ernie Sykes
Personal information
Full name Ernest Alfred Sykes
Date of birth (1915-12-27)27 December 1915
Place of birth Temple Normanton, England
Date of death 1997 (aged 81–82)
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sutton Town
1936–1939 Birmingham 8 (0)
1939–1944 Cardiff City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Alfred Sykes (27 December 1915 – 1997) was an English professional footballer who made eight appearances in the First Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham.[2] He played as a full back.

Sykes was born in Temple Normanton, Derbyshire. He played for Sutton Town before joining Birmingham in March 1936.[3] He made his debut on 10 April 1936, in a 2–2 draw at home to Manchester United.[4] Sykes played only rarely over the next two seasons, and moved to Cardiff City in the 1939 close season. He played only three games for the club before the Football League was suspended for the duration of the Second World War, and retired in 1944.[3]

  1. ^ "Birmingham. Few old hands". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ^ Matthews, p. 179.