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Walter
Abbott |
Everton FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 0
L 0 F 0: A 0
50% successful
1902-03
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Walter Abbott |
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Birth |
7 December 1877
in Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered in Birmingham, March 1878]. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Walter lived at 10 Macdonald Street, Birmingham, as the youngest son to
Mary Anne Abbott (née Wheelwright). His father, George, had died
in 1881, before this census was returned. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Walter lived at 225 Farm Street, Birmingham, as the youngest son to
Mary Abbott. Now trading as a Cabinet Maker. |
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Marriage |
to Maud
Ellen Roberts [registered in Birmingham, September 1898] |
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According to the 1901 census,
Walter lived at 17 Dyson Street, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, now
married to Maud Ellen Roberts, and a son also called Walter. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Walter had just ended his football career and earning his trade as a
publican back in his home town, at his pub, The Queens Arms in Heath Street,
Birmingham was were he lived with his wife and sons, Walter and Alfred,
and daughter, Doris. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Walter is now a transport motor driver (for the Dunlop Rubber company) and
is still married, and with three children and a boarder, John Charles
Roberts, they live at 9 Shecoam Street in the Ladywood area of Birmingham. |
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Cannot be found on the 1939 register. |
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Death |
1 February 1941
in Birmingham,
aged 63 years 57 days [registered in Birmingham, March 1941].
Buried in Warstone Lane Cemetery |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
career at Rosewood Victoria before joining Small Heath FC in 1896. He
scored 57 goals in 77 league appearances before joining Everton FC in June 1899,
another 32 goals followed in 257 league
appearances, and onto Burnley FC in June 1908 close
season, making 57 league appearances, scoring
fifteen goals. Rejoined the renamed Birmingham FC in the
1909-10 close season, making a solitary league
appearance. Abbott retired through injury in the 1910-11 season. |
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Club honours |
Football League
runners-up 1901-02, 1904-05; FA Cup winners 1905-06, runners-up
1906-07; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(four appearances); |
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Distinctions |
Football League
Top Goalscorer Division Two (33, 1898-99); |
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Height/Weight |
5' 9½", 12st.
9lbs. [1903] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who
became the 270th player (272) to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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Only match |
No. 74, 3 March 1902, Wales 0 England 0,
a British Championship match
at
Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham,
aged 24 years 86 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1901-02; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Abbott was later employed in the Birmingham
Motor Industry. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.8. |
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Walter Abbott - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Walter Abbott
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Away
-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Walter Abbott
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC
1901-02 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Notes
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CG
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