Ernest Needham was an international footballer who represented England 16 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 7th April 1894 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 3rd March 1902 aged 29. Needham, born on 21st January 1873, in Chesterfield, has a FA Legacy Number of 217 and played as a Left Half for his country.
Ernest Needham - 16 caps (3 goals)
- Full Name: Ernest Needham
- Born: 21st January 1873, Chesterfield
- Died: 8th March 1936, Chesterfield aged 63
- England Career: 1894 - 1902
- Positions whilst with England: Left Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield United (16)
- FA Legacy Number: 217
- Known as Nudger Needham.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (HC) on 7th April 1894 aged 21 years, 2 months, 17 days - Last Cap: v
Wales (HC) on 3rd March 1902 aged 29 years, 1 month, 13 days - First Goal: v Wales (HC) on 29th March 1897 aged 24 years, 2 months, 8 days
- First Captaincy: v Wales (HC) on 18th March 1901 aged 28 years, 1 month, 28 days
- Career Length: 7 years, 329 days
- Starts: 16
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 16
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 16
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 16
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Drawn
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Half
- 16
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 16
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 16
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- GO Smith
- 12 Matches
- Steve Bloomer
- 12 Matches
- William Oakley
- 10 Matches
- Jack Robinson
- 9 Matches
- Charlie Athersmith
- 9 Matches
- Jimmy Crabtree
- 8 Matches
- Frank Forman
- 5 Matches
- Billy Williams
- 5 Matches
- Tommy Crawshaw
- 4 Matches
- Jack Reynolds
- 4 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 29 sources from 16 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 0 - 0, 3rd Mar 1902 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 16.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 13 days. - SCO, 2 - 2, 30th Mar 1901 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 9 days. - WAL, 6 - 0, 18th Mar 1901 (HC)
Sheffield United, Cap: 14.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 28 days. 
IRE, 3 - 0, 9th Mar 1901 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 13.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 19 days.- SCO, 1 - 4, 7th Apr 1900 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 17 days. - IRE, 2 - 0, 17th Mar 1900 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 27 days. - SCO, 2 - 1, 8th Apr 1899 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 10.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 18 days. - WAL, 4 - 0, 20th Mar 1899 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 9.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 30 days. - IRE, 13 - 2, 18th Feb 1899 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 28 days. - SCO, 3 - 1, 2nd Apr 1898 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 7.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 12 days. - WAL, 3 - 0, 28th Mar 1898 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 6.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 7 days. - SCO, 1 - 2, 3rd Apr 1897 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 13 days. - WAL, 4 - 0, 29th Mar 1897 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 8 days. - IRE, 6 - 0, 20th Feb 1897 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 30 days. - SCO, 3 - 0, 6th Apr 1895 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 16 days. - SCO, 2 - 2, 7th Apr 1894 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 17 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.