Eric Bryant (footballer)

Eric Bryant
Personal information
Full name	Eric Bryant
Date of birth	18 November 1921
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	December 1995 (aged 74)
Place of death	Poole, Dorset, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1948	Mansfield Town
1948–1949	Yeovil Town
1949–1951	Plymouth Argyle
1951–1952	Leyton Orient
1952–1953	Chelmsford City
1953–1955	Dorchester Town
	Bideford
	Poole Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Bryant (18 November 1921 – December 1995) was an English footballer who played league football for Mansfield Town, Plymouth Argyle and Leyton Orient.

He is also notable for scoring the winning goal for non-league Yeovil Town in their FA Cup victory against Sunderland in 1949. In October 1949, Bryant was signed by Plymouth from Yeovil for a fee of £3,000.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Eric Bryant". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ https://thesameoldfew.tumblr.com/post/618525505008926720/a-10-hour-journey-to-norwich-dinky-curtis-goals ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "London Win Triangular Match: Nankeville Fails in Effort to Break Record". The Manchester Guardian. 6 October 1949. p. 3. ProQuest 479009090.

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[hugman-1] "Eric Bryant". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[2] ttps://thesameoldfew.tumblr.com/post/618525505008926720/a-10-hour-journey-to-norwich-dinky-curtis-goals ^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "London Win Triangular Match: Nankeville Fails in Effort to Break Record". The Manchester Guardian. 6 October 1949. p. 3. ProQuest 479009090.

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