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Wally
Boyes |
West Bromwich Albion FC,
Everton
FC
3 appearances, 0 goals
P 3 W 2 D 0 L 1 F
6:
A
4
67% successful
1935-38
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Walter Boyes |
|
Notes |
NOT Walter Edward.... The only Walter Boyes
born in Sheffield in January to March 1913 did not have a middle name.
Again, the only 47 year-old Walter Boyes to die in 1960 did not have a
middle name. |
|
Born |
5 January 1913 at 179 St. Philip's Road, Upperthorpe, Sheffield,
West Riding of Yorkshire
[registered as Walter in
Sheffield, March 1913].
To Walter and Lucy (née Glaves) |
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Birthnotes |
Most, if not all, history books, state that Walter was born in Killamarsh,
which is in Derbyshire. Although it is geographically close to Sheffield,
it would fall under the Chesterfield registration district. His parents
were living at the above address in the 1911 census, and all his brothers
and sisters were born in Sheffield. |
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census notes |
According to the 1939
register, Walter is a ship's painter, married to Hilda, and living at 97
Altway, in the Aintree area of Liverpool. |
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Married |
to Hilda Roberts
(b.29 January 1913)
[registered in Sheffield, March 1934]. |
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Died |
16 September
1960 at The City Hospital, Sheffield, aged
47 years 255 days
[registered as Walter in Sheffield, September 1960].
Living at 296 Barnsley Road, Sheffield. Left £3334 6s.4d. to his
widow.
Buried in Shiregreen Cemetery, Sheffield |
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Height/Weight |
5'
5", 10st.
8lbs [1935]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Started his
career playing schoolboy football in Sheffield and played with Woodhouse
Mills United FC in the Sheffield local league. Joined West Bromwich Albion
FC on amateur forms in February 1931. He turned professional in March 1931
and went on to play 151 league matches, scoring 35 goals.
Joined Everton FC on 25 February 1938 for £7000, scoring eleven goals in 66
league appearances. During the second World War, Boyes guested
for, in alphabetical order, Aldershot FC, Brentford FC, Clapton Orient FC,
Leeds United AFC, Manchester United FC, Middlesbrough FC, Millwall FC,
Newcastle United FC, Preston North End FC and Sunderland AFC. Joined
Notts County FC in August 1949 as player-coach, only playing
three league matches, scoring just the once. Scunthorpe United FC
signed him as a part-timer on 7 August 1950 and he made a final thirteen league
appearances, scoring twice. Joined Retford Town FC in 1953 as
player-manager. Retired from playing 1958. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1934-35; Football League Champions
1938-39; |
|
Individual honours |
Football
League (two appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of four who became the 611th players (614) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 198, 18 May 1935,
Netherlands
0 England 1,
a friendly match at Olympisch Stadion,
Stadionbuurt, Amsterdam, aged
22 years
133 days. |
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Last match |
No. 220,
26 October 1938,
England 3
Rest
of Europe 0, an FA 75th anniversary celebration
match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury,
London, aged 25 years 294 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1938-39; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1938-39; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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From 1952 until 1957, he was the
sportsmaster at Oakwood Collegiate School in Sheffield. After he stopped
playing with Retford Town FC, he took up the managerial position at Hyde
United FC in April 1958. Joined Swansea Town FC as a trainer in 1959, he
retired in June 1960 because of ill-health, an illness that ultimately
took his life. Owned a sports shop on Barnsley Road,
Sheffield. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.41. |
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Wally Boyes - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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4 |
3 |
1 |
270 |
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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Wally Boyes
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
Away |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Wally Boyes
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| Friendly |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| All |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Wally Boyes
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1938-39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Wally Boyes
- Match History
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Club:
West Bromwich Albion F.C. - one full appearance
(90 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - three full appearances
(270 min)x |
Notes
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