Ernest Peake

Defender · Liverpool 1908–1914

Ernest Peake

Personal

Born
26 August 1888
Place of birth
Aberystwyth, Wales
Died
19 November 1931
International
11/1 (10/1 at LFC) - 19.01.1914 Debut 11.04.1908 vs. Ireland
Other clubs
Aberystwyth Town (1904-08), Third Lanark (1914-15), Blyth Spartans (1919-20)

At Liverpool

Signed from
Aberystwyth Town
Joined
1908
First goal
22 October 1910
Last goal
15 March 1913
Last appearance
13 April 1914
Left the club
1 May 1914

Liverpool career

55 Appearances
6 Goals
  • League 51 apps · 5 goals
  • Win ratio 38.18% — W 21 · D 12 · L 22
  • Assists not recorded before 1945–46

Player profile

Twenty-year old Peake was already a Welsh international before joining Liverpool. "Standing 5 ft. 8¾ in. (175 cm.) and weighing 10 st. 8 lbs. (67 kg.( he is not well equipped physically for a League footballer, but his cleverness more than counterbalances any lack in this respect," wrote the joint Everton and Liverpool programme one week after he made his debut at Arsenal, where he looked distinctly nervous in a 5-0 drubbing, that, unsurprisingly, was the centre-half's only appearance of the season. It wasn’t until the 1912/13 season that Peake enjoyed a regular run in the side when Bobby Robinson and James Harrop had left the club, figuring, mainly as left-half, in 26 of the last 29 first division matches when Liverpool finished mid-table.

After the First World War Peake spent one season with Blyth Spartans then returned to his native Wales, as player manager of Aberaman.

Appearances per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1908-1909 1 0 0 0 0 1
1909-1910 3 0 0 0 0 3
1910-1911 8 0 0 0 0 8
1911-1912 8 0 0 0 0 8
1912-1913 26 4 0 0 0 30
1913-1914 5 0 0 0 0 5
Totals 51 4 0 0 0 55

A more detailed look at the player's appearances

Apps Mins Opponent
55 4,950 All opponents
6 540 Newcastle United
4 360 Arsenal
4 360 Sunderland
3 270 Bolton Wanderers
3 270 Bradford City
3 270 Bristol City
3 270 Derby County
3 270 Everton
3 270 Middlesbrough
3 270 Notts County
3 270 Sheffield United
3 270 Sheffield Wednesday
2 180 Aston Villa
2 180 Blackburn Rovers
2 180 Manchester City
2 180 Manchester United
1 90 Bury
1 90 Chelsea
1 90 Nottingham Forest
1 90 Oldham Athletic
1 90 Tottenham Hotspur
1 90 West Bromwich Albion
Total Venue
27 Home
28 Away
Total Competition
51 League
4 FA Cup
Total W D L Win% Manager
55 21 12 22 38.2% Tom Watson

Goals per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1910-1911 3 0 0 0 0 3
1912-1913 2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 5 1 0 0 0 6

The player scored 6 goals in 5 different matches.

A more detailed look at the player's goals

Total Opponent
2 Bury
1 Arsenal
1 Bristol City
1 Middlesbrough
1 Newcastle United
Total Started/substitutions
6 Started
Total Competition
5 League
1 FA Cup
Total Goal minute period
2 1-15 minutes
1 31-45 minutes
1 61-75 minutes
Total Goal origin
6 Open play
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Portrait of Ernest Peake

From the Joint Everton and Liverpool Programme on 27 February 1909.