Ernest Clarence Breeze (8 May 1910 – 2 December 1984) was an English
footballer
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who played at
left-back
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for
Port Vale and
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...
in the 1930s.
Career
Breeze joined
Port Vale in August 1932.
He made his debut in January 1934, and played three further
Second Division
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games in the
1933–34 season.
He was a first team favourite from November 1934, taking over from
Jim Kelso, and ended the
1934–35 season with 26 league and cup appearances.
He played just ten games in the
1935–36 season, and was released from
The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England, and home to Port Vale F.C. from 1913 to 1950. It was the sixth ground the club used.
Structure and facilities
The stadium was in rather bad condit ...
in the summer.
He moved on to
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...
.
Career statistics
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References
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Footballers from Burslem
English men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Port Vale F.C. players
Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
English Football League players
1910 births
1984 deaths