Walter Spratt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Spratt[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 April 1889||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 22 January 1945[3] | (aged 55)||
Place of death | Southwark, England[3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
Meadow Hall | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910–1911 | Rotherham Town | ||
1911–1915 | Brentford | 106 | (1) |
1915–1920 | Manchester United | 13 | (0) |
1915–1917 | → Chelsea (guest) | 44 | (4) |
→ Clapton Orient (guest) | |||
1920–1921 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
1921–1922 | Sittingbourne | ||
1922–? | Elsecar Main | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walter Spratt (14 April 1889 – 22 January 1945) was an English professional
Career
Early career
Born in Birmingham, Spratt began his career at Midland League club Rotherham Town in 1910,[4] joining from local club Meadow Hall.[1] A year later, he transferred to Southern League First Division club Brentford and made more than 100 appearances for the club before departing Griffin Park in early 1915.[4]
Manchester United
In February 1915, Spratt joined
Due to the onset of the
Return to Brentford
Spratt returned to Brentford in May 1920,[12] for the club's maiden Football League season.[4] He made just four Third Division appearances, with his final game coming in a 2–0 defeat to West London rivals Queens Park Rangers on Christmas Day 1920.[13] Spratt departed Brentford at the end of the 1920–21 season and made 123 appearances (scoring one goal) during his two spells with Brentford.[4]
Sittingbourne
At the end of the 1920–21 season, Spratt moved to non-League club Sittingbourne and in 1922 he moved back to Yorkshire to end his career with Elsecar Main.[4][6]
Personal life
In 1906, Spratt served in the
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1911–12[13] | Southern League First Division | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
1912–13[13] | Southern League First Division | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
1913–14[13] | Southern League Second Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
1914–15[13] | Southern League Second Division | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 106 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 119 | 1 | ||
Manchester United | 1914–15[8] | First Division | 12 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
1919–20[8] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 1920–21[13] | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 110 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 123 | 1 | ||
Career total | 123 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 136 | 1 |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 3 November 2015. p. 65.
- ^ a b c Davies, Paul. "Newton Heath and Manchester United players who died at war". ManUtd.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Spratt Walter Brentford 1911". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-9514862-6-8.
- ^ "Walter Spratt". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Walter Spratt – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Match Results for season 1915 – 1916". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Match Results for season 1916 – 1917". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Match Results for season 1917 – 1918". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1920–21 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Walter Spratt | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 December 2021.