Ernest York (died 28 April 1917) was an English professional
footballer
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who played as a
full back in the
Southern Football League
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for
Crystal Palace.
Personal life
York served as a
private
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in the
Royal Berkshire Regiment during the
First World War and was
killed in action at
Salonika on 28 April 1917.
He is commemorated on the
Doiran Memorial.
Career statistics
References
Year of birth unknown
People from West Northamptonshire District
Sportspeople from Northamptonshire
Men's association football fullbacks
English men's footballers
Southern Football League players
Kettering Town F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
1917 deaths
Footballers from Northamptonshire
British Army personnel of World War I
Royal Berkshire Regiment soldiers
Military personnel from Northamptonshire
British military personnel killed in World War I
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