Alfred Ernest Watkins

Not to be confused with Ernie Watkins (footballer, born 1898).

Ernest Watkins

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Ernest Watkins
Date of birth	(1878-06-26)26 June 1878
Place of birth	Llanwnnog, Wales
Date of death	7 December 1957(1957-12-07) (aged 79)
Place of death	Barking, England
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1894–1895	Caersws
1895–1897	Oswestry
1897–1899	Leicester Fosse	31	(12)
1899–1901	Aston Villa	1	(0)
1901	Grimsby Town	11	(5)
1901–1906	Millwall Athletic
1906–190?	Southend United
International career
1898–1904	Wales	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Ernest Watkins (26 June 1878 – 7 December 1957), also known as Fred Watkins, was a Welsh international footballer who played as an inside-forward or winger.[1]

Watkins played club football for Leicester Fosse, Aston Villa, Grimsby Town and Millwall Athletic.[2][3] In 1906, he signed to play in Southend United's inaugural season in the Southern League.[4]

He was part of the Wales national football team between 1898 and 1904, playing five matches. He played his first match on 19 March 1898 against Scotland and his last match on 21 March 1904 against Ireland.[5]

His younger brother, Walter Watkins, also played professional football.[2][6]

See also

• List of Wales international footballers (alphabetical)

References

1. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 100. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
2. "Watkins, Alfred Ernest (Alf) (Ernie) (Fred)". astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. "WELSH INTERNATIONAL MATCHES". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
4. "Southend United F.C.: Increase in nominal capital: Prospectus (August 1906)". Companies House. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
5. "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
6. "Walter Martin Watkins". Genealogy of The Marches. Retrieved 15 December 2017.