Wally Radford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Robert Radford | ||
| Date of birth | July 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Pinxton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1943 (aged 56–57) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside-left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1906 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Southampton | 9 | (2) |
| 1907–1910 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 83 | (41) |
| 1910–19?? | Southport Central | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Robert Radford (July 1886 – 1943) was an English
1908
.
Football career
Radford was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire,[1] where he played football as a youth before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers, then in the Football League First Division, as a trainee. He made two first-team appearances in the 1905–06 season, at the end of which the "Wolves" were relegated.
In January 1906, he moved to
inside-left, before three games back at centre-forward. In the first of these, away to Northampton Town on 6 April, Radford scored his only goals for the Saints in a 4–2 victory. Saints finished the season 11th in the League, their lowest position since joining the Southern League in 1894.[2]
In the summer of 1907, Radford returned to
Billy Harrison.[5]
In
Southport Central of the Lancashire Combination
in 1910.
Later career
Radford returned to Derbyshire and in 1919 became a referee in the Erewash Amateur League, before progressing to the English Football League list of referees.[1]
Honours
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1908
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ FA Cup 1907–08 season on IFFHS
- ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
- ^ FA Cup Giant Killers – 1908