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Walter
Bennett |
Sheffield United
FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 8:
A 2
75% successful
1901
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Walter Bennett |
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Born |
29 April 1874 in Mexborough,
West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Doncaster, June 1874]. |
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Baptism |
21 June 1874 at St John the Baptist Church, Mexborough |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1881 census,
six year-old Walter was the second youngest of four children to William
and Joanna (née Brooks), living in Woodruff Row, Mexborough. His father was an Iron
Moal. |
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According to the 1891 census
and now in 6 Sarah Street, Mexborough, Walter is a glass bottle blower
still with his parents and two brothers. |
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According to the 1901 census,
now a Professional Footballer, and living in 2 Shelley Street, Mexborough,
is now married to Agnes and living with his parents. |
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Married |
to Agnes
Knowles
[registered in Rotherham, September 1898]. |
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Died |
6 April 1908 in
Denaby Main Colliery, aged
33 years 346 days
[registered in Doncaster, June 1908].
In a mining accident (see notes↓). Living at Cliff Street, Mexbrough
Funeral took place at Mexborough Cemetery, 9 April. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", 12st.
6lbs [1899],
5'
7½", 13st.
0lbs [1901], another source reads
5'
6", 12st.
0lbs [1901] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his career with local side Mexborough FC, and is said to
have scored eighty goals in one season from the outside-right position,
before being signed by Sheffield United FC on 21 February 1896.
After 195 league appearances and 59 goals, he joined Bristol City
FC in April 1905 and made another 48 league appearances, scoring
22 times. Denaby United FC in 1907. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Champions runners-up 1896-97,1899-1900, champions
1897-98; FA Cup winners 1898-99, 1901-02,
runners-up 1900-01; Football League Division Two winners
1905-06; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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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 six who
became the 262nd players (265) player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-right |
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First match |
No. 72, 18 March 1901,
England 6
Wales 0, a British
Championship match at
St. James' Park, Gallowgate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, aged
26 years 323 days. |
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Last match |
No. 73, 30 March 1901, England 2
Scotland
2,
a British Championship match at
Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Penge, London, aged
26 years 335 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1900-01; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1900-01; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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A miner by trade, where he returned
to the industry after leaving football. He lost his life when the pit roof
collapsed in 1908 at Denaby Main. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.32. |
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England Tragedy |
Date of accident -
April 6 1908
Denby Main, Yorkshire (West Riding), Denaby and Cadeby Main Collieries Ltd
Category - Falls of roof - On roads, working or passing
Walter Bennett, 33, stone contractor.
A place was being made for an underground engine house, and as a preliminary
step the shale to a thickness of 6ft 8 ins., was being removed from above the
Barnsley seam, the intention being, when this had advanced far enough, to cut
trenches in the coal, build the side walls in these trenches, and finally remove
the block of coal. On a Friday water was thrown on the face of the place, and
on the following Monday about 16 tubs of shale had fallen. The deceased and
another man had filled 11 tubs, and were about to move a tub out of the place
when a huge piece fell from the face and killed Bennett. The place was 24ft
wide by 6ft 8ins., and the stone which fell was almost as high and wide as the
place, and averaged 1ft 6 ins thick. The fall disclosed converging slips which
were not visible before it occurred.
Report by Mr W H Pickering, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire District. |
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Walter Bennett - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
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 Bennett
- 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 |
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Home
-
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Walter Bennett
- 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 |
| BC 1900-01 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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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 |
| BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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