Ernie Phythian

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Ernie Phythian
Personal information
Full name	Ernest Rixon Phythian^[1]
Date of birth	(1942-07-16)16 July 1942
Place of birth	Farnworth, England
Date of death	3 August 2020(2020-08-03) (aged 78)
Place of death	Johannesburg, South Africa
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1961	Bolton Wanderers	10	(3)
1962–1965	Wrexham	134	(44)
1965–1968	Hartlepools United	124	(51)
	Southern Suburbs
Total		268	(98)
International career
	England Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Rixon Phythian (16 July 1942 – 3 August 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Active between 1960 and 1968, Phythian made over 250 appearances in the Football League, scoring nearly 100 goals.

Early and personal life

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Born in Farnworth, Phythian was related to footballer Jimmy Seddon and referee Ken Seddon.^[2]

Career

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As a child he captained Farnworth Schoolboys and played for Lancashire Schoolboys.^[2] He also played cricket for North of England Schools and for various clubs around Bolton.^[2]

He began his career with Bolton Wanderers as an amateur at the age of 15, initially combining his football career with work as an apprentice toolmaker.^[2] He made his first-team debut in 1960, aged 17.^[2]

He later played for Wrexham and Hartlepools United before moving to South Africa to play with Southern Suburbs.^[1]^[3]

He was also an England Youth international.^[1]

Later life and death

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He died on 3 August 2020, aged 78, in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[2]^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Ernie Phythian". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Tributes paid to former Wanderer Ernie Phythian who has died aged 78". The Bolton News.
^ Ernie Phythian at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
^ "Ernie Phythian: Ex-Wrexham, Hartlepool United and Bolton striker dies". BBC Sport. 12 August 2020.

English Fourth Division top scorers

1959: Rowley
1960: Holton
1961: Bly
1962: Hunt
1963: Wagstaff
1964: McIlmoyle
1965: Jeffrey
1966: Hector
1967: Phythian
1968: Massie & Chapman
1969: Talbot
1970: Kinsey
1971: MacDougall
1972: Price
1973: Binney
1974: Yeo
1975: Clarke
1976: Moore
1977: Joicey
1978: Curtis & Phillips
1979: Dungworth
1980: Garwood
1981: Cork
1982: Edwards
1983: Cammack
1984: Senior
1985: Clayton
1986: Taylor & Cadette
1987: Hill
1988: Bull
1989: Stant
1990: Angell
1991: Norris
1992: Bamber & Stant

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