Ernie Winchester

Ernie Winchester

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Winchester
Date of birth	(1944-05-18)18 May 1944
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death	Watford, England
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Torry School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1967	Aberdeen	124	(70)
1967	Chicago Spurs	13	(13)
1968	Kansas City Spurs	27	(10)
1968–1972	Heart of Midlothian	47	(6)
1972–1973	Arbroath	33	(0)
Total		243	(101)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernie Winchester (18 May 1944 - 8 May 2013) was a Scottish professional football striker who played for Aberdeen, Chicago Spurs, Kansas City Spurs, Heart of Midlothian and Arbroath.

Football career

He signed for his local professional club, Aberdeen FC, in 1959. He finished as the club's top scorer in 1964 and 1966. After 169 appearances and 91 goals in all competitions, he moved to the USA to play in the NASL in 1967. In his first season he played for Chicago Spurs and scored 13 goals in 13 games. The franchise moved to become the Kansas City Spurs, where he played in 1968 and scored 10 goals in 27 games.

In 1968 he moved back to Scotland to play for Heart of Midlothian and Arbroath. He retired in 1973.

Personal life

Winchester was born in Aberdeen in 1944. He died on 8 May 2013, aged 68, 10 days shy of his 69th birthday.