Ernie Tuckett
Ernest William Tuckett (1914 – 27 May 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Markse, England | ||
Date of death | 27 May 1945 (aged 30–31) | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Redcar Westfield | |||
Guisborough Brigantes | |||
Scarborough | |||
1932–1937 | Arsenal | ||
1934 | → Margate (loan) | ||
1937–1938 | Bradford City | 13 | (4) |
1938–1945 | Fulham | ||
→ Bradford City (war guest) | |||
1940 | → Redcar Albion (war guest) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
Born in Marske,[1] Tuckett spent his early career with Redcar Westfield,[2] Guisborough Brigantes, Scarborough, Arsenal and Margate.[3] He joined Arsenal as an 18-year-old amateur in June 1932, turning professional in March 1936 after a spell with nursery club Margate in 1934.[4]
He joined Bradford City from Arsenal in February 1937,[1] in exchange for Laurie Scott.[4] He made 13 league and 1 FA Cup appearances for the club,[5] before moving to Fulham in April 1938.[1] He returned to Bradford City during World War Two, briefly guesting for Redcar Albion near his hometown of Marske on Christmas Day in 1940,[6] before dying in an airfield accident on 27 May 1945 when serving as a corporal in the Royal Air Force.[7][4]
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- Frost, p. 409
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19320703/016/0016.
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- "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Frost, p. 389
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000770/19401223/182/0006.
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(help) - "CWGC casualty record Ernest William Tuckett". cwgc.org.