About Ernie Tuckett
Lived 1914 – 1945 (aged 30–31). Ernie Tuckett was an association football player.
Ernest William Tuckett (1914 – 27 May 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career Born in Marske, Tuckett spent his early career with Redcar Westfield, Guisborough Brigantes, Scarborough, Arsenal and Margate. He joined Arsenal as an 18-year-old amateur in June 1932, turning professional in March 1936 after a spell with nursery club Margate in 1934.
He joined Bradford City from Arsenal in February 1937, in exchange for Laurie Scott. before moving to Fulham in April 1938. before dying in an airfield accident on 27 May 1945 when serving as a corporal in the Royal Air Force.
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Who was Ernie Tuckett?
English footballer (1914-1945)
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Ernie Tuckett was born in 1914.
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Ernie Tuckett died in 1945.
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Ernie Tuckett was an association football player.
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