| Ernest Kenworthy | |
| Fullname: | George Ernest Kenworthy |
| Birth Date: | 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Matlock, England |
| Death Date: | 10 November 1917 (aged 29) |
| Death Place: | West Flanders, Belgium |
| Position: | Inside right |
| Clubs1: | Matlock |
| Years2: | –1907 |
| Clubs2: | Manningham Recreational |
| Years3: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs3: | Bradford City |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1907 |
| Clubs4: | → Guiseley Celtic (loan) |
| Years5: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs5: | → Guiseley Celtic (loan) |
| Years6: | –1909 |
| Clubs6: | Sutton Junction |
| Years7: | 1909–1910 |
| Clubs7: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
George Ernest Kenworthy (1887 – 10 November 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City as an inside right.[1]
Kenworthy signed for Bradford City in April 1907 from Manningham Recreational.[2] During his time with the club he made two appearances in the Football League, scoring once.[3] He left Valley Parade in 1908 and signed for Midland League club Huddersfield Town in 1909, for whom he made 20 appearances and scored six goals.[4]
Kenworthy trained to be a teacher at Peterborough Training College and eventually became headmaster of Matlock Town Schools by 1914. After enlisting in Matlock,[5] he served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was killed by a shell on the Western Front in November 1917. Kenworthy was buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium and left a widow and a child.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bradford City | 1906–07 | Second Division | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1907–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 1909–10[6] | Midland League | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 | |
| Career total | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 7 | |||