Charlie Walters
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 April 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England | ||
Date of death | 13 May 1971 | ||
Place of death | Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1919 | Oxford City | ? | |
1919–1925 | Tottenham Hotspur | 106 | (0) |
1926–1927 | Fulham | 18 | (0) |
Mansfield Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Charlie Walters (born 1 April 1897 – 13 May 1971) was a professional footballer who played for Oxford City, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Mansfield Town.[2] He was also an amateur cricketer.[3] He was born in Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire and died in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.
Football career
Walters joined Tottenham from Oxford City in 1919. He made 117 appearances in all competitions for the club 1921 FA Cup Final.[5] Walters joined Fulham in 1926 and featured in a further 18 matches before ending his career at Mansfield Town.
Cricket career
Walters made his debut for
Wales and Lancashire, in 1931 against the touring New Zealanders, and in 1934 against Oxford University.[8] In his four first-class matches, he scored 47 runs at a batting average of 11.75, with a high score of 25.[9] With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 49.33, with best figures of 2/72.[10]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
- 1920–21
References
- ^ The Vagrant (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Tottenham Hotspur". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- ^ "Player profile: Charlie Walters". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 3 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1921 Cup Final Archived 20 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 February 2009
- ^ Mezzetti, Ed (30 June 2010). "Super Arnold's 30-year service". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charlie Walters". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charlie Walters". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charlie Walters". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charlie Walters". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.