Dickie Watmough
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Watmough | ||
| Date of birth | 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 1962 (aged 49–50) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1934 | Bradford City | 94 | (24) |
| 1934–1937 | Blackpool | 100 | (31) |
| 1937–1938 | Preston North End | 20 | (4) |
| Total | 214 | (59) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Watmough (1912 – 7 September 1962) was an English professional footballer and cricketer. He played as a midfielder in the former sport.
Football
Born in Sheffield (then the West Riding of Yorkshire) but brought up in Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire,[2] Watmough signed for his hometown club in the early 1930s. He went on to make almost one hundred league appearances for the Bantams, scoring 24 goals.
In 1934, he signed for
1934–35 season, and scored the winning goal in Blackpool's 2–1 victory over Norwich City at Bloomfield Road
. He went on to make a further 31 league appearances and score another eight goals.
The following season,
Joe Smith, he made 23 league appearances and scored eight goals. He also scored twice in Blackpool's short FA Cup campaign, netting two goals in a 3–1 victory over Margate
in the third round (the round in which they entered the competition).
In
1936–37, Watmough scored thirteen goals in his 31 league appearances, helping the club to a runners-up finishing position and promotion to Division One
.
In their first season back in the top flight,
Alex Munro, who was signed from Hearts. Watmough made fourteen league appearances and scored two goals before he was sold to arch-rivals Preston North End in early December 1937, in an exchange deal that brought Frank O'Donnell to Blackpool and also took Jim McIntosh to Deepdale. Watmough's final game for Blackpool was in a single-goal defeat at home to Liverpool
on 27 November.
At Preston, he won the FA Cup in 1938, at the end of his only season with the club.
Cricket
Watmough played for
Post-retirement
After retiring, Watmough became a
Bradford Park Avenue
.
He died on 7 September 1962.[2]
Honours
Blackpool
- Promotion to 1936–37
Preston North End
- 1938
References
- Specific
- ^ "Blackpool. Brightest chances for three years: seasoned recruits". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Former City Footballer - Death at Idle Home of Mr R Watmough". Telegraph and Argus. 8 September 1962. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Watmough". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p.124
- ^ "North Ender Keeps Wedding Secret". Lancashire Daily Post. 15 August 1939. p. 9. Retrieved 10 January 2016.(subscription required)
- ^ "Ruth Watmough". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- General
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
- "Search for story of biggest local hero" - Telegraph & Argus