Ernie Goldthorpe

Career context

English footballer (1898–1929)

1898–1929

Ernest Holroyde Goldthorpe was an English footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Middleton, Leeds. During the First World War he served with the pay corps of the Coldstream Guards and while stationed in London he joined Tottenham Hotspur, before moving back north to Bradford City, where he played 19 games and scored six goals. He played two injury-hit seasons with Leeds United, appearing in the club's first ever game. A brief return to Bradford City, was followed by a move to Manchester United in 1922, making his debut at Old Trafford against Fulham in October 1922. He scored four goals against Notts County in 1923, and a total of 15 goals in 27 matches. In 1925, he was transferred to Rotherham United.