Joe Walters (English footballer)

Joe Walters
Personal information
Full name Joseph Walters[1]
Date of birth 11 December 1886
Place of birth Stourbridge, England
Date of death 24 December 1923(1923-12-24) (aged 37)[2]
Place of death New Moston, England
Playing position Inside forward, outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Wordsley Athletic
1902–1905 Stourbridge
1905–1912 Aston Villa 113 (41)
1912–1919 Oldham Athletic 110 (35)
1916–1917West Ham United (guest) 3 (0)
Accrington Stanley
1920–1921 Southend United 28 (5)
1921–1922 Millwall 22 (5)
1922–1923 Rochdale 24 (6)
1923 Manchester North End
1923 Crewe Alexandra 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joseph Walters (11 December 1886 – 24 December 1923) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League, most notably for Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic.[1] He also played league football for Southend United, Rochdale, Millwall and Crewe Alexandra.[1][3]

Personal life

Walters served as an Air Mechanic 1st Class with the Royal Air Force during the First World War,[4] repairing aircraft.[5] He died of pneumonia in December 1923.[2]

Honours

Aston Villa

Career statistics

Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1905–06[6] First Division 7 2 1 0 8 2
1906–07[6] 26 6 1 0 27 6
1907–08[6] 4 0 0 0 4 0
1908–09[6] 15 7 0 0 15 7
1909–10[6] 14 6 0 0 14 6
1910–11[6] 28 13 2 0 30 13
1911–12[6] 19 6 3 0 22 6
Total 113 41 7 0 120 41
Southend United 1920–21[7] Third Division 27 5 4 2 31 7
Millwall 1921–22[8] Third Division 22 5 1 0 23 5
Career total 162 51 12 2 174 53

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 300. ISBN 190589161X.
    2. 1 2 "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
    3. "[ww 1] Walters". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
    4. "Joseph Walters | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
    5. 1 2 "Walters Joe Image 2 Aston Villa 1910 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Joseph Walters". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
    7. "SUFCdb | Player Profile". sufcdb.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
    8. "Millwall Season 21/22 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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