| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Moulton, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 1917[2] | ||
| Place of death | Salonika, Kingdom of Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1912 | Kettering | ||
| 1912–1915 | Crystal Palace | 58 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest York (died 28 April 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Southern Football League for Crystal Palace.[3][4]
Personal life
York served as a private in the Royal Berkshire Regiment during the First World War and was killed in action at Salonika on 28 April 1917.[1][3] He is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crystal Palace | 1914–15[3] | Southern League First Division | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Career total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
References
- 1 2 "Ernest York | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Casualty Details: E York". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Crystal Palace Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ↑ "Ernest York". holmesdale.net. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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