Ernie Coquet

Ernest Coquet (6 January 1883 – 26 October 1946) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Gateshead Town, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Port Vale, Fulham, and Leadgate Park. He helped "Spurs" to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1908–09.

Career Coquet had spells with Seaham White Star and Gateshead Town, before joining Sunderland in 1905. He left the club to join Reading without making a first-team appearance. In 1908, the full-back signed for Tottenham Hotspur, together with Billy Minter, in a combined £500 deal. He helped "Spurs" to win promotion out of the Second Division with a second-place finish in 1908–09, one point behind champions Bolton Wanderers. They went on to post 15th places finishes in the First Division in the 1909–10 and 1910–11 campaigns. In his three seasons at White Hart Lane, he made 76 Football League, eight FA Cup and six Southern League appearances. Coquet then moved onto the Central League club Port Vale, scoring four goals in 51 games and helping the club lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in the process. He was sold to Fulham for a 'substantial' amount in January 1913. before ending his career at Northern League club Leadgate Park.

Personal life During the First World War, Coquet served in the Football Battalion, the Army Cyclist Corps and the Royal Engineers.

Career statistics

Honours Tottenham Hotspur Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1908–09

Port Vale Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1912