Ernest Linton
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Albert Ernest Linton (February 17, 1880 – August 6, 1957) was a Canadian
amateur football (soccer)
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
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Linton was born in Scotland
. In 1904 he was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played both matches as a goalkeeper, keeping a clean slate in both.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
amateur football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
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Linton was born in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. In 1904 he was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played both matches as a goalkeeper, keeping a clean slate in both.
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