Eversley Mansfield

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Eversley Mansfield
Personal information
Full name Eversley Mansfield[1]
Date of birth 4 July 1887[2]
Place of birth Barrow-in-Furness, England
Date of death 18 October 1954(1954-10-18) (aged 67)[2]
Place of death Fulwood, England[2]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Preston Winckley
Preston North End 0 (0)
Manchester United 0 (0)
Preston North End 0 (0)
Barrow
Northern Nomads
1908 Preston North End 0 (0)
1909 Manchester City 1 (0)
1909–1910 Queen's Park 3 (1)
Northern Nomads
Rochdale
International career
1906–1907 England Amateurs 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eversley Mansfield (4 July 1887 – 18 October 1954) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an inside right.[3] He was capped by England at amateur level.[4] He was also part of Great Britain's squad for the football tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Mansfield attended Rossell Preparatory School, Thornton.[2] During the First World War, he served in the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and was seconded to the Machine Gun Corps.[2][6][7][8] Mansfield reached the rank of captain and served as a temporary major.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1908–09[9] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Queen's Park 1909–10[10] Scottish First Division 3 1 2 0 5 1
Career total 4 1 2 0 6 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 196. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Letters & RPPCs – Major Eversley Mansfield – MGC & KORL | #419063315". Worthpoint. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Eversley Mansfield". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Eversley Mansfield | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Supplement To The London Gazette, 9 November, 1914" (PDF). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. ^ Eversley Mansfield on Lives of the First World War
  9. ^ "Ernie Mansfield – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Mansfield, E." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 December 2018.