Ernest Williamson

Ernest Clarke Williamson (24 May 1890 – 30 April 1964) was an English football goalkeeper.

Career 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 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. 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.

26 0 1 0 27 0 1920–21 33 0 1 0 34 0 1921–22 41 0 6 0 47 0 1922–23 5 0 0 0 5 0

105 0 8 0 113 0

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