Ernest Gill
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Ernest Harry Gill was an English amateur footballer who made single appearances at right-back for Southampton
in 1900 and for Leicester Fosse in 1901. He also made five appearances for Leicestershire County Cricket Club
in 1901.
, Leicestershire
before moving to south-west England where he played as an amateur for White Star (Poole
), Bridgwater Town
and Bristol City
(without making any first-team appearances). His performances earned him a call-up to represent the Somerset County Football Association
.
After playing for Grimsby Town
reserves, he was offered a trial by Southern League
champions, Southampton
. He made his solitary appearance for the "Saints" on 17 March 1900, when he took the place of Peter Meehan
at right-back against Sheppey United
. Although the match was won 5–0 (with two goals each from former England
internationals Alf Milward
and Harry Wood
), Gill had a poor game. Nonetheless, the Southampton board offered him a position with the club, which Gill decided to decline.
He subsequently turned out for local rivals, Freemantle
, before moving back to his home county in 1901. He than signed for Leicester Fosse of the Football League Second Division
, making one appearance at left-back, replacing George Swift.
, in which he scored a total of 23 runs and took 12 wickets, at averages of 11.50 and 34.41 respectively.
also played cricket for Leicestershire, as well as for London County and Somerset
.
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
in 1900 and for Leicester Fosse in 1901. He also made five appearances for Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in 1901.
Football career
Gill was born in MountsorrelMountsorrel
Mountsorrel is a village in Leicestershire on the River Soar, just south of Loughborough with a population in 2001 of 6,662 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
before moving to south-west England where he played as an amateur for White Star (Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
), Bridgwater Town
Bridgwater Town F.C.
Bridgwater Town Football Club are a football club from Bridgwater, Somerset, England. The original version of the club was founded in 1898. They currently play in the Southern League Division One South and West. The club plays their home games at Fairfax Park...
and Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
(without making any first-team appearances). His performances earned him a call-up to represent the Somerset County Football Association
Somerset County Football Association
The Somerset County Football Association, also known as the Somerset FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Somerset. The association was formed in 1885.- History :...
.
After playing for Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
reserves, he was offered a trial by Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
champions, Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
. He made his solitary appearance for the "Saints" on 17 March 1900, when he took the place of Peter Meehan
Peter Meehan
Peter Meehan was a Scottish professional footballer best known for making nineteen appearances in Sunderland's English Title winning team of 1895....
at right-back against Sheppey United
Sheppey United F.C.
Sheppey United F.C. is an English football club based on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The club are currently members of Division One of the Kent County League and play at the Sheppey Sports Ground.-History:...
. Although the match was won 5–0 (with two goals each from former England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
internationals Alf Milward
Alf Milward
Alfred Weatherell Milward was a professional footballer who played in the 1893 and 1897 FA Cup Finals for Everton and in the 1900 FA Cup Final for Southampton.-Playing career:...
and Harry Wood
Harry Wood (footballer)
Harry Wood was a professional footballer who played most of his career as an inside-forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton.-Wolverhampton Wanderers:...
), Gill had a poor game. Nonetheless, the Southampton board offered him a position with the club, which Gill decided to decline.
He subsequently turned out for local rivals, Freemantle
Freemantle F.C.
Freemantle Football Club were a football club based in the Freemantle area of Southampton who were active at the end of the nineteenth century. During their brief heyday, they were rivals to Southampton Football Club...
, before moving back to his home county in 1901. He than signed for Leicester Fosse of the Football League Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
, making one appearance at left-back, replacing George Swift.
Cricket career
During the summer of 1901, Gill made five appearances for LeicestershireLeicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
, in which he scored a total of 23 runs and took 12 wickets, at averages of 11.50 and 34.41 respectively.
Family
His brother, George GillGeorge Gill (cricketer)
George Cooper Gill was an English cricketer who played 171 first class cricket matches for Somerset, Leicestershire and London County between 1897 and 1906/ A right-hand bat and right-arm fast medium, Gill scored 4,160 runs and took 465 wickets at 25.36 runs per wicket.-References:...
also played cricket for Leicestershire, as well as for London County and Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
.