Ernest Atkinson
Ernest Atkinson was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at club level for Hull FC, as a, i.e. number 2 or 5.Ernest Atkinson did not play in Hull FC's 7-7 draw with Leeds in the 1910 Challenge Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, on Saturday 16 April 1910, in front of a crowd of 19,413, this was the first Challenge Cup Final to be drawn, however he did play, i.e. number 5, in the 12-26 defeat by Leeds in the 1910 Challenge Cup Final replay at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, on Monday 18 April 1910, in front of a crowd of 11,608.
