Ernest Kenworthy
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Ernest Kenworthy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1887[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Matlock, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 10 November 1917 (aged 29)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Matlock | |||
| –1907 | Manningham Recreational | ||
| 1907–1908 | Bradford City | 2 | (1) |
| 1907 | → Guiseley Celtic (loan) | ||
| 1907–1908 | → Guiseley Celtic (loan) | ||
| –1909 | Sutton Junction | ||
| 1909–1910 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Ernest Kenworthy (1887 – 10 November 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City as an inside right.[3]
Kenworthy signed for Bradford City in April 1907 from Manningham Recreational.[4] During his time with the club he made two appearances in the Football League, scoring once.[5] He left Valley Parade in 1908 and signed for Midland League club Huddersfield Town in 1909,[4] for whom he made 20 appearances and scored six goals.[6]
Personal life
Kenworthy trained to be a teacher at Peterborough Training College and eventually became headmaster of Matlock Town Schools by 1914.[6] After enlisting in Matlock,[7] he served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was killed by a shell on the Western Front in November 1917.[6] Kenworthy was buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium and left a widow and a child.[2][6]
