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Post by Bushman on Sept 27, 2013 10:38:13 GMT
Ernest "Ernie" Shepherd Position: Outside Left Born: Wombwell, Yorkshire: 14-08-1919 ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherd21of1_zps0ae84ad4.jpg) Ernie signed for the club. July,1950 from Hull. In all competitions for QPR. Apps:230. Goals:54. He made his debut in the No.11 shirt against Chesterfield in a drawn 1-1 (home) August 19,1950. ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherdchesterfild1of1_zps274a355e.jpg) ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherdchesterfildteam1of1_zpsdd01b131.jpg) ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherd31of1_zpsac9e1998.jpg) On 30th September 1950 he scored a hat-trick in the 7-1 defeat of Grimsby. ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherd41of1_zps8c981e58.jpg) ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherdgrimsbyteam1of1_zpsb055b95c.jpg) His last appearance at Loftus Rd was against Millwall, 7 April 1956, scoring the first goal in a 4-0 win for Rangers ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherdmillwall1of1_zps9f3b08c6.jpg) ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherdmillwallteam1of1_zpsa67982d1.jpg) In June 1956 Ernie Shepherd left Rangers to become Player/Manager of Hastings Utd. He was manager of Southend Utd from 1967-69 and commented on the return of Rodney Marsh from injury in the Southend Utd Res v QPR Res programme 8th Nov 1967. ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherdonmarsh1of1_zps39c9538d.jpg) ![](http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/jenufa1/Ernie%20Shepherd/shepherd11of1_zps76f5f439.jpg) Ernie Shepherd in the new QPR kit of the 1953-54 season. (Original press photo) In 2001 Ernest Shepherd died at the age of eighty-one, in Leigh-on- Sea, Essex.
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