Walter Kimberley

Walter Kimberley (28 September 1884 – 22 April 1917) was an English professional football left back and right half who played in the Football League for Aston Villa.[1]

Walter Kimberley
Personal information
Full name Walter Kimberley[1]
Date of birth 28 September 1884
Place of birth Aston, England
Date of death 22 April 1917(1917-04-22) (aged 32)[2]
Place of death Aston, England[3]
Playing position(s) Left back, right half
Youth career
Gower Street School
Gravelly Hill Schools
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tower Unity
Selly Oak St Mary's
Coldstream Guards
Aston Manor
1906–1912 Aston Villa 7 (0)
1912–1914 Coventry City 21 (2)
1914 Walsall
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

As of 1901 and 1904, Kimberley worked as an engraver and a packer respectively.[4] While playing for Coventry City, Kimberley worked at the Coventry Ordnance Works.[5] An army reservist since 1904,[4] Kimberley rejoined the Coldstream Guards in August 1914, after Britain's entry into the First World War and was appointed lance corporal.[4] The following month, he was captured by the Germans at Maubeuge during the First Battle of the Marne and spent two years as a prisoner of war in camps at Döberitz, Dyrotz and Cottbus.[6][7] Beginning with a six-month stay in hospital with laryngitis and bronchitis, Kimberley's health declined during his internment and he was repatriated to Britain in August 1916 with pulmonary tuberculosis.[7] He was immediately discharged from the army and fell into severe ill heath, permanently losing his voice and dying at home in Aston on 22 April 1917.[3] Kimberley was buried in Witton Cemetery, Birmingham.[2] He was married and had two children, one of whom died in infancy.[4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1907–08[8] First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1908–09[8] 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 7 0 0 0 7 0
Coventry City 1912–13[8] Southern League First Division 10 1 1 0 11 1
1913–14[8] 11 0 1 0 12 0
Total 21 1 2 0 23 1
Career total 28 1 2 0 30 1

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 164. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. "Walter Kimberley – Aston Villa and Coventry City". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. "Coventry City Footballer Walter Kimberley, and World War One". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. Nowell, Charles (7 September 2012). City of Coventry Roll of the Fallen: The Great War 1914–1918. Andrews UK Limited. p. 188. ISBN 9781781509654.
  6. "Walter Kimberley Gets Taken Prisoner in World War One". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. "Walter Kimberley's World War One Prisoner Experience, and Beyond". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. "Walter Kimberley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.


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