Joe Walters (English footballer)

Joseph Walters (11 December 1886 – 24 December 1923) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League, most notably for Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic.[1] He also played league football for Southend United, Rochdale, Millwall and Crewe Alexandra.[1][3]

Joe Walters
Personal information
Full name Joseph Walters[1]
Date of birth 11 December 1886
Place of birth Stourbridge, England
Date of death 24 December 1923(1923-12-24) (aged 37)[2]
Place of death New Moston, England
Position(s) Inside forward, outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Wordsley Athletic
1902–1905 Stourbridge
1905–1912 Aston Villa 113 (41)
1912–1919 Oldham Athletic 110 (35)
1916–1917 → West Ham United (guest) 3 (0)
Accrington Stanley
1920–1921 Southend United 28 (5)
1921–1922 Millwall 22 (5)
1922–1923 Rochdale 24 (6)
1923 Manchester North End
1923 Crewe Alexandra 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Walters was married with three children.[4] He served as an Air Mechanic 1st Class with the Royal Air Force during the First World War and worked at No. 1 (Southern), No. 9 and No. 10 aircraft repair depots.[5][6] Walters died of pneumonia in December 1923.[2]

Honours

Aston Villa

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1905–06[7] First Division 7 2 1 0 ― 8 2
1906–07[7] 26 6 1 0 ― 27 6
1907–08[7] 4 0 0 0 ― 4 0
1908–09[7] 15 7 0 0 ― 15 7
1909–10[7] 14 6 0 0 ― 14 6
1910–11[7] 28 13 2 0 ― 30 13
1911–12[7] 19 6 3 0 ― 22 6
Total 113 41 7 0 ― 120 41
Southend United 1920–21[8] Third Division 27 5 4 2 ― 31 7
Millwall 1921–22[9] Third Division 22 5 1 0 ― 23 5
Rochdale 1922–23[10] Third Division North 24 6 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 27 7
Career total 186 57 13 2 2 1 201 60
  1. Appearances in Manchester Senior Cup

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 300. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. "[ww 1] Walters". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. Joe Walters on Lives of the First World War
  5. "Joseph Walters | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. "Walters Joe Aston Villa 1910 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. "Joseph Walters". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  8. "SUFCdb | Player Profile". sufcdb.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. "Millwall Season 21/22 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  10. Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.


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