Ernie Millward

Ernie Millward
Personal information
Full name Ernest Foster Millward[1]
Date of birth 1887[1]
Place of birth Hartshill, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 23 June 1962(1962-06-23) (aged 74–75)[1]
Place of death Bournemouth, England[1]
Position(s) Left winger[1]
Youth career
1903–1904 Cobridge Church
1904–1905 Biddulph Mission
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905 Glossop 0 (0)
1906–1907 Stoke 0 (0)
1907 Hanley Swifts
1907 Wrexham 4 (1)
1907–1908 Port Vale 0 (0)
1908–1910 Stoke 69 (24)
1910–1911 Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
Crewe Alexandra
Total 74+ (25+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Foster Millward (1887 – 23 June 1962) was an English footballer. He played for Glossop, Wrexham, Stoke, Hanley Swifts, Port Vale, Huddersfield Town, and Crewe Alexandra; playing one game in the Football League for Huddersfield.

Career

Millward played for Glossop, Stoke and Hanley Swifts, before playing four Birmingham & District League games for Wrexham in the 1907–08 season, scoring one goal against Dudley at the Racecourse Ground.[2] He joined Port Vale, probably in 1907.[1] His first known game for the club was in a 4–2 home win over Hanley Town in a North Staffordshire Federation League Cup match on 25 January 1908; after one further appearance in the competition, he departed, most likely at the end of the season.[1]

He returned to nearby Stoke, who had left the Football League for the Birmingham & District League. He made his debut for the "Potters" in the 1908–09 season. He scored a hat-trick past Wellington Town in a 7–0 win on 10 October 1908 and finished the season with nine goals in 30 games. He was prolific in 1909–10, hitting 16 goals in 46 games, including the winner against Exeter City that won Stoke a place in the FA Cup First Round draw. Stoke topped the Southern Football League Division Two A table with ease but failed to dominate the Birmingham & District League, and so were not re-elected into the Football League.

However, Millward signed with Huddersfield Town, as they won election to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. He played just one Second Division game in 1910–11 campaign, before joining Crewe Alexandra.[3]

Career statistics

Source:[4][2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Glossop 1905–06 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoke 1906–07 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrexham 1907–08 Birmingham & District League 4 1 0 0 4 1
Port Vale 1907–08 North Staffordshire & District League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoke 1908–09 Birmingham & District League 29 9 1 0 30 9
1909–10 Birmingham & District League
Southern League Division Two		 40 15 6 1 46 16
Total 69 24 7 1 76 25
Huddersfield Town 1910–11 Second Division 1 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 74 25 8 1 82 26

Honours

Stoke

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 201. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ a b "Ernie Millward | Player Statistics | Wrexham (Wrexham AFC Archive)". www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ Ian Thomas & others (2007). 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History. Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557281-0-5.
  4. ^ Ernie Millward at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)