Ernie Coquet

Ernest Coquet (6 January 1883 – 26 October 1946) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Gateshead Town, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Port Vale, Fulham, and Leadgate Park.[2] He helped "Spurs" to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1908–09.

Ernie Coquet

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Coquet[1]
Date of birth	6 January 1883[1]
Place of birth	Dunston, England[1]
Date of death	26 October 1946 (aged 63)[1]
Place of death	Gateshead, England[1]
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
1903–1904	Seaham White Star
1904–1905	Gateshead Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1907	Sunderland	0	(0)
1907–1908	Reading
1908–1911	Tottenham Hotspur	76	(0)
1911–1913	Port Vale	47	(4)
1913–1914	Fulham	47	(0)
	Leadgate Park
Total		170	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Coquet had spells with Seaham White Star and Gateshead Town,[3] before joining Sunderland in 1905.[4] He left the club to join Reading without making a first team appearance. In 1908 the full-back signed for Tottenham Hotspur, together with Billy Minter, in a combined £500 deal.[5] He helped "Spurs" to win promotion out of the Second Division with a second-place finish in 1908–09, one point behind champions Bolton Wanderers. They went on to post 15th places finishes in the First Division in the 1909–10 and 1910–11 campaigns. In his three seasons at White Hart Lane he made 76 Football League, eight FA Cup and six Southern League appearances.[6] Coquet then moved onto the Central League club Port Vale, scoring four goals in 51 games and helping the club lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in the process.[1] He was sold on to Fulham for a 'substantial' amount in January 1913.[1] The "Lilywhites" finished eighth and ninth in the Second Division in 1911–12 and 1912–13, and Coquet featured in a further 49 matches at Craven Cottage,[7] before ending his career at Northern League club Leadgate Park.

Personal life

During the First World War, Coquet served in the Football Battalion, the Army Cyclist Corps and the Royal Engineers.[8]

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	1908–09[9]	Second Division	37	0	4	1	41	1
	1909–10[9]	First Division	27	0	4	0	31	0
	1910–11[9]	First Division	12	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		76	0	8	1	84	1
Port Vale	1911–12[10]	Central League	29	3	0	0	29	3
	1912–13[10]	Central League	18	1	4	0	22	1
	Total		47	4	4	0	51	4
Fulham	1912–13[7]	Second Division	16	0	—		16	0
	1913–14[7]	Second Division	12	0	0	0	12	0
	1914–15[7]	Second Division	19	0	2	0	21	0
	Total		47	0	2	0	49	0
Career total			170	4	14	1	184	5

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

• Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1908–09[9]

Port Vale

• Staffordshire Senior Cup winner: 1912[1]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 68. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 60. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
3. "Coquet Ernie Image 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1911". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
4. "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
5. Ernie Coquet stats Retrieved 29 April 2009
6. A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Retrieved 27 November 2012
7. "Ernest Coquet". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
8. "Ernest Coquet | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
9. "Ernest Coquet". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
10. Ernie Coquet at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)