Ernie Shepherd

Ernest "Ernie" Shepherd (14 August 1919 – 2001) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an outside left for Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers.[1] He went on to manage Southend United.[2]

For the Australian politician, see Ernie Shepherd (politician).

Ernie Shepherd
Personal information
Full name Ernest Shepherd
Date of birth (1919-08-14)14 August 1919
Place of birth Wombwell, England
Date of death 2001 (aged 81–82)
Place of death Eastwood, England
Playing position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Dearne Valley Schools
Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bradford Rovers
1938–1948 Fulham 72 (13)
1948–1949 West Bromwich Albion 4 (0)
1949–1950 Hull City 15 (3)
1950–1957 Queens Park Rangers 219 (51)
Teams managed
1967–1969 Southend United
1971–1972 Pegasus Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shepherd was born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, in Yorkshire.[1] He joined Fulham in April 1938, following a successful trial in September 1937,[3] before signing for West Bromwich Albion in December 1948, moving on again only after only three months to Hull City.[4] He joined Queens Park Rangers in 1950, and made his debut in August that year against Chesterfield.[5] Shepherd played 219 league games for QPR scoring 51 goals before retiring from playing in 1957.[1]

He went on to coach both in England, for Hastings United and Bradford Park Avenue, and abroad, in Iceland and for Al-Wasl in the United Arab Emirates.[3] From 1967 to 1969 was manager of Southend United.

Shepherd died in Eastwood, Essex, in 2001.[2]

References
  1. "Ernie Shepherd". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  2. "Former managers". Southend United F.C. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  3. "1938: Ernie's Fruitless Treble". Fulham F.C. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Ernie Shepherd". Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  5. Westerberg, Kenneth. "Queens Park Rangers 1950–51" (Excel spreadsheet). QPRnet. Retrieved 7 October 2009.


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