Ted Platt
Edward Platt (26 March 1921 – 20 September 1996) who was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme was an English professional footballer. He played 100 games in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Arsenal, Portsmouth and Aldershot.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Hewitt Platt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1996 (aged 75)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Ilford, East London, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1937 | Bath City | ||
| 1937–1939 | Colchester United | ||
| 1939–1946 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1953 | Arsenal | 53 | (0) |
| 1953–1955 | Portsmouth | 31 | (0) |
| 1955 | Aldershot | 16 | (0) |
| 1955–1957 | Worcester City | ||
| 1957–1958 | Ashford Town | ||
| Total | 100 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Platt, who had previously been with Bath City,[3] joined Arsenal when 17 years of age in January 1939 from Southern League club Colchester United[4] for whom he was a reserve goalkeeper[3] and played in their Eastern Counties League team. He made his Arsenal first team debut in November 1946[5] and made a total of 53 appearances for the club in the Football League.[6] Arsenal won England's top league, the First Division, in 1952-53 but, sharing goalkeeper duties with George Swindin and Jack Kelsey, Platt made only three league appearances in the championship winning team[7] and left the club at the end of the season.
In July 1953 Platt joined Portsmouth,[2] also of the First Division, where he remained for two seasons.[6] After the 1954–55 season he was made available for transfer[8] and subsequently signed with Aldershot.[6] After playing in 16 of Aldershot's 18 initial Third Division South league matches of the 1955–56 season Platt was suspended by the club and at his own request was placed on the club's transfer list.[9]
Within ten days, in November 1955, Platt joined Southern Football club Worcester City,[10] staying with the club until the end of the following 1956–57 campaign. He signed with Ashford Town of the Kent League in the summer of 1957[11] and played with them for one season.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Ted Platt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Pompey To Sign Arsenal Goalkeeper". Portsmouth Evening News. Portsmouth. 1 September 1953. p. 1.
- ^ a b "From Colchester To Arsenal". Daily News (London). London. 7 January 1939. p. 15.
- ^ Profile - Arsenal F.C.
- ^ Profile 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Spartacus Educational
- ^ a b c "Ted Platt". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "1952-53 competition statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Pompey Transfer Two Goalkeepers". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 8 July 1955. p. 8.
- ^ "Platt For Transfer And Suspended by club". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 9 November 1955. p. 24.
- ^ "Platt Joins Worcester". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 18 November 1955. p. 13.
- ^ "Ted Ballard's New Post". Kent Messenger & Gravesend Telegraph. Maidstone. 5 July 1957. p. 14.
- ^ "Ted Platt player profile". www.nutsandboltsarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2023.