Walter Coulter

Walter Coulter
Personal information
Full name Walter McFarlane Coulter[1]
Date of birth 1891
Place of birth Danish West Indies[2]
Date of death 20 May 1917 (aged 25–26)[1]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Playing position Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1915 Queen's Park 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Walter McFarlane Coulter MC (1891 – 20 May 1917) was a Scottish amateur football right half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[3][4]

Personal life

Coulter was educated at High School of Glasgow and Royal College of Science and Technology.[2] Coulter served as a captain in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed in France on 20 May 1917.[3] Two months previously, he had won the Military Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty".[5] He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1913–14[4] Scottish League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 McCrossan, Frank. "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918 – THE QUEEN'S PARK MEN WHO SERVED AND SURVIVED AS AT APRIL 2017 – APPENDIX 3" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Walter McFarlane Coulter | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 16 September 2016.


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