Fanny Walden
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Ingram Walden[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Wellingborough, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 3 May 1949[1] | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Northampton, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905–1906 | White Cross | ||
1906–1907 | All Saints | ||
1907–1908 | Rodwell | ||
1908–1909 |
Wellingborough | ||
1909–1913 | Northampton Town | 108 | (26) |
1913–1924 | Tottenham Hotspur | 214 | (21) |
1926–1927 | Northampton Town | 20 | (1) |
Total | 342 | (48) | |
International career | |||
1914–1922 | England | 2 | (0) |
Football League XI | 1 | ||
Southern League XI | 3 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick Ingram Walden (1 March 1888 – 3 May 1949) was an English professional
Football career
Walden was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and after playing football for various clubs in his home town, he started his professional career in 1909 at Northampton Town, then playing in the Southern League.[3][4]
On 13 April 1913, he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £1,700. Being only 5 ft 2 in tall he was often described as a 'diminutive winger' and known for his 'darting jinking runs down the right flank'.[5] His small stature also accounted for his nickname 'Fanny' which was in common use during his time to describe those of 'dainty physique'.[6]
He continued to play for Tottenham after the enforced break caused by the
Walden won his first of two England Caps on 4 April 1914 against Scotland.[1] The second, on 13 March 1922, was against Wales.[1] Unsurprisingly, he holds the record for being the smallest ever footballer to represent England at national level.[9]
Cricket career
Walden played
After retiring from playing he became an umpire, standing in 212 first-class matches between 1930 and 1939, and in 11
in 1938 during England's record Ashes victory of an innings and 579 runs.Walden's car was once stolen at Cardiff Arms Park by a ground employee and Glamorgan cricketer Wilf Jones in order to take it for a joyride.[1]
Walden died in Northampton on 3 May 1949, aged 61.[1]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 1914 | 1 | 0 |
1922 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
- 1919–20[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "England Players – Fanny Walden". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ The Vagrant (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Tottenham Hotspur". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Walden Frederick "Fanny" Image 12 Tottenham Hotspur 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ISBN 978-1874427674.
- ^ "Fanny Walden on THFC site".
- ISBN 9780836953510.
- ^ "Frederick Ingram Walden | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Fanny Walden". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Fanny Walden English Football site". Archived from the original on 29 October 2006.
- ^ "Fanny Walden in Cricketarchive".