Walter Abbott (footballer, born 1877)
 Abbott pictured in 1907 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Abbott | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 1941 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896–1899 | Small Heath | 76 | (57) |
| 1899–1908 | Everton | 257 | (32) |
| 1908–1910 | Burnley | 57 | (15) |
| 1910–1911 | Birmingham | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 391 | (104) | |
| International career | |||
| 1902 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Abbott (7 December 1877 – 1 February 1941) was an English professional footballer who scored 104 goals from 391 games in the Football League playing for Small Heath (which was later renamed Birmingham), Everton and Burnley.[2] He was capped once for the England national team.
Life and career
Abbott was born in
Football League XI.[3]
Abbott joined
Clapton Orient on 27 March 1909.[5] Abbott scored five goals in the opening seven matches of the 1909–10 season, and netted his first Burnley hat-trick in the 4–2 defeat of Wolverhampton Wanderers on 13 November 1909. He scored his ninth and final goal of the campaign as Burnley beat Leicester Fosse on 11 December 1909. Abbott made his last appearance for the Clarets in the 1–1 draw with Leicester Fosse on 23 April 1910, having played a total of 65 league and cup matches during his two years at Turf Moor.[5] Abbott returned to Small Heath, which had by then been renamed Birmingham, but played only once before injury forced his retirement in 1911.[2][1]
Abbott's son, also named Walter, played League football for Grimsby Town. Abbott died in Birmingham in 1941 at the age of 63.[3]
Honours
Small Heath
- Second Division top scorer: 1898–99[6]
Everton[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Walter Abbott". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Walter Abbott". Englandstats. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
- ^ Ross, James M. (14 June 2007). "English League Leading Goalscorers 1889–2007". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 9 August 2007.
External links
- Profile at efchistory.co.uk