Ernest Williamson

Ernest Williamson

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ernest Williamson


fullname = Ernest Clarke Williamson
dateofbirth = May 24 1890
cityofbirth = Murton, County Durham
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = 30 April 1964
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1913-"?" "c."1914-1923 1923-1925
clubs = Croydon Common Arsenal Norwich City
caps(goals) = 105 0(0)
043 0(0)
nationalyears = 1923
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(0)

Ernest Clarke Williamson (May 24 189030 April 1964) was an English football goalkeeper.

Born in Murton, County Durham, Williamson began his career at local sides before moving to London in 1913 to join Croydon Common. During World War I he served in the Royal Army Service Corps and also turned out for various teams as a guest, including over 120 appearances for Arsenal. After the war ended, Williamson officially signed for Arsenal, who had just been promoted to the First Division; after sharing the keeper's jersey with Stephen Dunn in 1919-20 he made it his own the following season, playing 33 of the Gunners' 42 matches in 1920-21, and only missing one match the season after that.

His consistency for Arsenal brought the attention of the England selectors, and he became Arsenal's first post-First World War international, playing in both of England's matches away to Sweden on May 21 and May 24 1923. However, by this time his Arsenal place was under threat; after conceding fourteen goals first in five matches during 1922-23 he had been dropped in favour of Dunn, and later Jock Robson. In June 1923 he left Arsenal for free to go to Norwich City. In all he played 113 official first-class matches for Arsenal, in addition to his unofficial wartime matches.

After playing for Division Three South Norwich for two seasons, Williamson retired from football altogether in 1925. He died in 1964, aged 73.

References

*cite book
author=Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.)
title=Arsenal Who's Who
publisher=Independent UK Sports
year=1995
id=ISBN 1-899429-03-4


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