Ernie Toseland
| Ernie Toseland | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Ernest Toseland | |
| birthday | March 17, 1905 | |
| place of birth | Northampton , England | |
| date of death | October 19, 1987 | |
| Place of death | Stockport , England | |
| position | Winger | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Northampton Town | ||
| -1928 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1928-1938 | Manchester City | 368 (61) |
| 1938 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 (?) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Ernest "Ernie" Toseland (born March 17, 1905 in Northampton , England , † October 19, 1987 in Stockport , England) was an English football player . Because of his speed, Toseland was also called the flying striker or The Jesse Owens of football .
Career
Toseland played in his youth at Northampton Town and Queens Park Rangers . In 1928 he signed with Manchester City . He was a part of the Manchester City team from 1928 to 1938 and appeared in 368 league games, in which he scored 61 goals. He scored his first goal for the club in the 1928/29 season in a game against Aston Villa , which they won 3-0. The other two goals were scored by Eric Brook and Tommy Johnson . Manchester City finished the season in eighth place.
The 1929/30 season ended Manchester City in third place, just three points behind the then newly promoted Derby County . That season, Toseland scored three goals in the FA Cup , where Manchester City were eliminated in the fifth round against Hull City .
In 1930/31, the club finished the season in eighth place. Toseland scored ten goals this season. However, his team's top scorer was Eric Brook , who scored 16 goals.
In the 1931/32 season Toseland was able to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup with his club, but then retired in a 0-1 defeat against Arsenal. In the following season he reached the final of the FA Cup with his team, in which they lost to Everton 3-0.
In the 1934/35 season Toseland scored five goals and ended the season with his club in fourth place, ten points behind the champions Arsenal . He scored one of his five goals in a memorable 5-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers . He finished the 1936/37 season with ten goals and reached the championship with his team, which went down in club history as the first championship of the club.
For the 1937/38 season he moved to Sheffield Wednesday , but could only complete 15 games before the outbreak of World War II .
After the Second World War Toseland still played for some amateur clubs.
successes
Manchester City
- FA Cup winner: 1933/34
- English champion : 1936/37
Individual evidence
- ^ Ward, Andrew (1984). The Manchester City Story. Derby: Breedon Books Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-907969-05-4 . p38
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Toseland, Ernie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Toseland, Ernest (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Northampton , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1987 |
| Place of death | Stockport , England |