Ernie Grimsdell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Frederick Grimsdell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
Date of death | 20 September 1947[2] | (aged 55)||
Place of death | Bushey, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
St Stephen's | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1909–1910 | Watford | ||
Watford Orient | |||
1910–1914 | St Albans City | 69 | (16) |
1913 | Reading | ||
1913–1920 | Watford | 15 | (0) |
1917–1919 | → Fulham (guest) | 39 | |
1920–1921 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | (0) |
1921–1922 | Guildford City | ||
1922–1923 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | (0) |
1923– | Chatham | ||
–1927 | Dartford | ||
International career | |||
1914 | England Amateurs | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest Frederick Grimsdell (18 August 1892 – 20 September 1947) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers as a left back.[1][3][4] He had a long association with Southern League club Watford and was capped by England at amateur level.[2][5] Grimsdell later became a referee and joined the Football League linesman list in 1932.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Grimsdell's younger brother Arthur also became a footballer.[6] Both served in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards and the Guards Machine Gun Regiment on the Western Front during the First World War, with Ernie holding the rank of corporal.[6] He was demobilised in April 1919.[6] Later in life, Grimsdell worked in various government departments.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Albans City | 1910–11[7] | Spartan League | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 25 | 6 |
1911–12[8] | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
1912–13[9] | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8[c] | 3 | 28 | 7 | ||
1913–14[10] | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
Total | 69 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 98 | 24 | ||
Reading | 1912–13[2] | Southern League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
Watford | 1913–14[11] | Southern League Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 9 | 0 | |
1914–15[11] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |||
1919–20[11] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 15 | 0 | |||
Queens Park Rangers | 1920–21[12] | Third Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 21 | 0 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 1921–22[13] | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 23 | 0 | |||
Career total | 106 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 136 | 24 |
- ^ 3 appearances and 2 goals in Herts Senior Cup, 2 appearances in FA Amateur Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup
- ^ 3 appearances in Herts Charity Cup, 1 appearance in FA Amateur Cup
- ^ 6 appearances and 2 goals in FA Amateur Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Herts Charity Cup
- ^ Appearances in Herts Charity Cup
Honours
[edit]St Albans City
- Spartan League: 1911–12[8][14]
- Herts Charity Cup: 1912–13[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 119. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "Players – Grieve to Harrison" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Grimsdell Ernie Queens Park Rangers 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Fulham Guest Players During The First World War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "The Great War 100 Years Ago 1914 – 2014". Waford Football Club v Milllwall – First World War Commemorative Issue. 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Season 1910–11 appearances". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Season 1911–12 appearances". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Season 1912–13 appearances". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Season 1913–14 appearances". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Seasons – 1910/11 to 1919/20" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 4–5, 11. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1920/21". QPRnet. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1922/23". QPRnet. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ St Albans City F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "St Albans City 8 – 1 Hertford Town". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- 1892 births
- 1947 deaths
- Footballers from Watford
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Watford F.C. players
- St Albans City F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Guildford City F.C. players
- Chatham Town F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- English football referees
- Fulham F.C. wartime guest players
- England men's amateur international footballers
- Military personnel from Hertfordshire
- British Army soldiers
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1890s birth stubs