Ernest Nettleton (7 January 1918 – 5 March 2005) was an English professional

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who was a winger in the

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for

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and played wartime football for

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and York.

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1918 births Footballers from Sheffield 2005 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards York City F.C. players English Football League players Sheffield United F.C. wartime guest players York City F.C. wartime guest players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub