Ernie Millward

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.

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[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)
1905–1906	Wrexham
1906–1907	Stoke	0	(0)
1907	Hanley Swifts
1907–1908	Port Vale	0	(0)
1908–1910	Stoke	69	(24)
1910–1911	Huddersfield Town	1	(0)
	Crewe Alexandra
Total		70+	(24+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Millward played for Glossop, Wrexham, Stoke and Hanley Swifts before joining 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.[2]

Statistics

Source:[3]

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
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			70	24	8	1	78	25

Honours

Stoke

• Southern Football League Division Two A champion: 1909–10

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 201. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Ian Thomas & others (2007). 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History. Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557281-0-5.
3. Ernie Millward at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)