Ernest Stapleton (15 January 1869 — 14 December 1938) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1902.
Stapleton was born in New Basford, Nottinghamshire, the son of Ernest Stapleton, a hose trimmer, and his wife Sarah.
He was a right-handed batsman and played just that one match with a first-class run total of 3.
[2] Stapleton made no further first-class appearances but in 1909 played one match for Glamorgan in the Minor Counties Championship.
His brothers-in-law, John and George Gunn played Test cricket for England, while his nephew, also named George Gunn played for Nottinghamshire for 22 years.