Bond, Ernie

Ernie Bond

Clubs played for: Preston North End, Manchester United, Carlisle United (1948-1958).

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Biography: Ernie enjoyed his best spell at Manchester United over Christmas 1951 when he scored in three games in four days, helping the club to their first post-war title, but he was sold to Carlisle the following September for £5,000. He returned to live in his native Preston and worked in a Ribble Valley Paper Mill before going to work for Baxi Heating until taking an early retirement in May 1990. Now lives in retirement.

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Bond, Ernie We met Ernie and his friend from Freckleton at Grannies Bay, Lytham and we spent a good 30:minutes listening to Ernie’s stories about his time at Leyland Motors, then Manchester United before moving on to Carlisle then QofS. He was in good health and good spirits and was a delight to speak with. I do hope we meet again, it was a lovely interlude.

PS I asked him the obvious question who was the best manager Busby or Ferguson? It had to be Busby who Ernie thought was a great manager and man.
29-06-23 Derek Mitchell

Bond, Ernie Ernie is my relative. My grandmother's brother. xo
05-12-22 Heather Perry

Bond, Ernie Knew Ernie during his time at Carlisle and was a good friend of his son Anthony. A really nice family!
13-10-22 John Welsh

Bond, Ernie Aideen and me met James (Ernie) Bond today with his lovely companion Bernie in Lowther Park, Lytham. We had a great chat and he appeared to be on good form, a real character and they made a lovely couple. A real pleasure to meet them.
13-06-22 jim higgins

Bond, Ernie Met Ernie today whilst walking in Lytham. Such a gent talked to us about his football career hence I came home to Google him. Such a lovely interesting man we tried to persuade him to write about his football memories.
28-02-21 Anne

Bond, Ernie Ernie Bond and I are cousins. My father George and his father Ernest were brothers. I remember going to Ernie’s wedding, somewhere in Preston I think ,with my Mum and Dad. I was only about 11. I live in Horwich, as all the Bonds family did at one time. I didn’t realise Ernie had returned to Preston. It would be nice to see and speak to him.

23-01-21 Iris Short nee Bond

Margaret Goodwin Met this gentleman in a pub in Freckleton while having a meal, had a lovely chat to him, could have spent hours talking to him about his time with Preston North End and Manchester United, told him to write a book and if he does I would certainly buy it.
09-09-20 Margaret Goodwin