| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Markse, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 1945 (aged 30–31) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Redcar Westfield | |||
| Guisborough Brigantes | |||
| Scarborough | |||
| 1932–1937 | Arsenal | ||
| 1934 | → Margate (loan) | ||
| 1937–1938 | Bradford City | 13 | (4) |
| 1938–1945 | Fulham | ||
| → Bradford City (war guest) | |||
| 1940 | → Redcar Albion (war guest) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest William Tuckett (1914 – 27 May 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career
Born in Marske, Tuckett spent his early career with Redcar Westfield, Guisborough Brigantes, Scarborough, Arsenal and Margate. He joined Arsenal as an 18-year-old amateur in June 1932, turning professional in March 1936 after a spell with nursery club Margate in 1934.
He joined Bradford City from Arsenal in February 1937, in exchange for Laurie Scott. He made 13 league and 1 FA Cup appearances for the club, before moving to Fulham in April 1938. He returned to Bradford City during World War Two, briefly guesting for Redcar Albion near his hometown of Marske on Christmas Day in 1940, before dying in an airfield accident on 27 May 1945 when serving as a corporal in the Royal Air Force.
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- ^ Frost, p. 409
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19320703/016/0016.
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- ^ "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Frost, p. 389
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000770/19401223/182/0006.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "CWGC casualty record Ernest William Tuckett". cwgc.org.
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- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
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