Full Name:
Ernest Harwood Greenhalgh
Born:
6th March 1849, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Died:
11th July 1922, Nottingham aged 73
England Career:
1872 - 1873
Positions:
Full Back
Clubs (and caps):
Notts County (2)
FA Legacy Number:
2
Career Summary:
Ernest Greenhalgh (6th March 1849 - 11th July 1922) was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 30th November 1872 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 8th March 1873 aged 24. Greenhalgh, born on 6th March 1849, in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 2 and played as a Full Back for his country.
Notes:
Ernest Harwood Greenhalgh was born in 1849 to Herbert John and Emma Ann Greenhalgh. His father was a lace manufacturer. EH joined Notts County in 1867 and immediately improved the team. He was made captain soon afterwards and stayed with them for 16 years before retiring.
It is difficult to assertain which name he preferred to use. Certificates and census transcripts record his name variably as Ernest Harwood, Harwood Ernest, Harwood, Ernest H and E Harwood. Proprietor of the Field Mill in Mansfield where the company's Mechanics team played. Mansfield Town's stadium is built where the mill was demolished and still bears the name.

England Career Statistics

Debut:
v Scotland (FR) on 30th November 1872 aged 23 years, 8 months, 24 days
Last Cap:
v Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 24 years, 0 months, 2 days
Career Length:
98 days
Starts:
2
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
2

England Match Statistics

  • FriendlyFR 2 0 0 0 0
  • Competitive 0 0 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Away 1 0 0 0 0
  • Home 1 0 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Drawn 1 0 0 0 0
  • Won 1 0 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Full Back 2 0 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Committee 2 0 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Sources

  • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
  • Association Football in Victorian England by Philip Gibbons (Minerva Press 2001)
  • Birth Registration Mar 1849 Mansfield 15 556
  • Death Registration Sep 1922 Nottingham 7b 266
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • wikitrees.com
  • 16 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List