Charlie Ernst was a U.S. soccer forward who led the American Soccer League in scoring in 1937 and 1940.

Charlie Ernst
Personal information
Full name Charles Ernst
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936– Baltimore S.C.
–1946 Baltimore Americans
1946–1948 Baltimore S.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1936, Ernst signed with Baltimore S.C. in the American Soccer League. He promptly led the league in scoring with 25 goals.[1] He played with Baltimore S.C. through at least 1940 when he led the league in scoring again, with 24 goals this time.[2] That year, Baltimore shared the 1940 National Challenge Cup title with Chicago Sparta after the teams played to two consecutive ties. Ernst scored in the second game.[3] He later moved to the Baltimore Americans. In 1946, he left the Americans to rejoin Baltimore SC which had faded badly in the intervening years. Despite Ernst’s presence, the team finished the league at the bottom of the standings. He retired at the end of the 1947-1948 season.

He was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame in 1995.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1937". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  2. ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1940
  3. ^ USA - List of US Open Cup Finals
  4. ^ Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine