Ernest Coquet (6 January 1883 – 26 October 1946) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Gateshead Town, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Port Vale, Fulham, and Leadgate Park. He helped "Spurs" to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1908–09.
Career Coquet had spells with Seaham White Star and Gateshead Town, before joining Sunderland in 1905. He left the club to join Reading without making a first-team appearance. In 1908, the full-back signed for Tottenham Hotspur, together with Billy Minter, in a combined £500 deal.Ernie Coquet stats Retrieved 29 April 2009 He helped "Spurs" to win promotion out of the Second Division with a second-place finish in 1908–09, one point behind champions Bolton Wanderers. They went on to post 15th places finishes in the First Division in the 1909–10 and 1910–11 campaigns. In his three seasons at White Hart Lane, he made 76 Football League, eight FA Cup and six Southern League appearances.A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Retrieved 27 November 2012 Coquet then moved onto the Central League club Port Vale, scoring four goals in 51 games and helping the club lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in the process. He was sold to Fulham for a 'substantial' amount in January 1913. The "Lilywhites" finished eighth and ninth in the Second Division in 1911–12 and 1912–13, and Coquet featured in a further 49 matches at Craven Cottage, before ending his career at Northern League club Leadgate Park.
Personal life During the First World War, Coquet served in the Football Battalion, the Army Cyclist Corps and the Royal Engineers.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTottenham Hotspur1907–08Southern League6000601908–09Second Division370414111909–10First Division270403101910–11First Division12000120Total82081901Port Vale1911–12Central League293002931912–13Central League18140221Total47440514Fulham1912–13Second Division160—1601913–14Second Division120001201914–15Second Division19020210Total47020490Career total17641411905
Honours Tottenham Hotspur Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1908–09
Port Vale Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1912
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