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
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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