Ernie Phythian
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Rixon Phythian | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Farnworth, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Bolton Wanderers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1961 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | (3) |
1961–1965 | Wrexham | 134 | (44) |
1965–1968 | Hartlepools United | 124 | (51) |
1968 | Southern Suburbs | ? | (?) |
Total | 268 | (98) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest Rixon Phythian (born 16 July 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active between 1959 and 1968, Phythian made over 250 appearances in the Football League, scoring nearly 100 goals.
Career
Born in Farnworth, Phythian began his career with Bolton Wanderers, and he also played for Wrexham and Hartlepools United before moving to South Africa to pay with Southern Suburbs.
External links
- Ernie Phythian at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- In The Mad Crowd