Players - Ernest Peake

Ernest Peake
Birthdate: 26 August 1888
Birthplace: Aberystwyth, Wales
Date of death: 19 November 1931
Other clubs: Aberystwyth Town (1904-08), Third Lanark (1914-15), Blyth Spartans (1919-20)
Signed from: Aberystwyth Town
Signed for LFC: May 1908
International debut: 11.04.1908 vs. Ireland
International caps: 11/1 (10/1 at LFC) - 19.01.1914
Liverpool debut: 20.02.1909
Last appearance: 13.04.1914
Debut goal: 22.10.1910
Last goal: 15.03.1913
Contract expiry: 01.05.1914
Win ratio: 38.18% W:21 D:12 L:22
Games/goals ratio: 9.17
League games / goals: 51 / 5
Total games / goals: 55 / 6

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
Totals 51 4 0 0 0 55
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
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
6 540 Newcastle United
4 360 Sunderland
4 360 Arsenal
3 270 Sheffield Wednesday
3 270 Everton
3 270 Bolton Wanderers
3 270 Bristol City
3 270 Sheffield United
3 270 Middlesbrough
3 270 Derby
3 270 Bradford City
3 270 Notts County
2 180 Aston Villa
2 180 Manchester United
2 180 Manchester City
2 180 Blackburn Rovers
1 90 Nottingham Forest
1 90 WBA
1 90 Tottenham
1 90 Bury
1 90 Chelsea
1 90 Oldham Athletic
Total Venue
28 Away
27 Home
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
Totals 5 1 0 0 0 6
1908-1909 0 0 0 0 0 0
1909-1910 0 0 0 0 0 0
1910-1911 3 0 0 0 0 3
1911-1912 0 0 0 0 0 0
1912-1913 2 1 0 0 0 3
1913-1914 0 0 0 0 0 0
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Competition
5 League
1 FA Cup
Total Goal origin
6 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 20.02.1909 Woolwich Arsenal Manor Ground League
50 19.04.1913 Bolton Wanderers Anfield League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 74 22.10.1910 Newcastle United St James' Park League
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Portrait of Ernest Peake

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

Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Aberystwyth Town 1904-1908 Montgomeryshire and District League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Third Lanark 1914-1915 Scotland Division 1 12 0 12 0
Blyth Spartans 1919-1920 North Eastern League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 12 0 12 0