Ernie Curtis

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ernie Curtis


fullname = Ernest Robert Curtis
dateofbirth = birth date|1907|6|10|df=y
cityofbirth = Cardiff
countryofbirth = Wales
dateofdeath = November 1992 (aged 85)
cityofdeath = Cardiff
countryofdeath = Wales
height =
position = Outside left
youthyears =
youthclubs = Cardiff Corinthians
years = 1925–1928
1928–1933
1933–1935
1935–1937
1937–1939
clubs = Cardiff City
Birmingham
Cardiff City
Coventry City
Hartlepools United
caps(goals) = 046 0(8)
165 (44)
016 0(6)
021 0(2)
016 0(1)
nationalyears = 1927–1933
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 0(3)

Ernest Robert "Ernie" Curtis (10 June, 1907 in Cardiff – 1992) was a Cardiff City midfielder during their famous 1927 FA Cup victory over Arsenal and became the youngest ever Cup winner to that date.

The Cup win was Curtis' last match for Cardiff (for whom he had scored 8 goals in his only season at Ninian Park), moving to Birmingham for the start of the following season where he scored 44 goals from midfield in a six year career. He returned to Cardiff in 1933 but soon found himself in a dispute with the club over wages and retired from football for a short while before returning in 1944 to play for Coventry City. He finished his career at Hartlepools United.

At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the Royal Artillery and was posted to the Far East. While serving he was captured by Japanese forces in 1941 and spent the duration of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp. After returning to Wales after the war ended he again joined Cardiff, this time as a trainer. He continued to work for the club in various positions up until his retirement.

Honours

;Cardiff City
*FA Cup winner: 1927
*FA Charity Shield winner: 1927

;Birmingham
*FA Cup finalist: 1931

Persondata
NAME = Curtis, Ernie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Curtis, Ernest Robert
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1907-06-10
PLACE OF BIRTH = Cardiff, Wales
DATE OF DEATH = November 1992
PLACE OF DEATH = Cardiff, Wales