Walter Scott (footballer, born 1886)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Scott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Worksop, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 September 1955 (aged 69)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Worksop, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1905 | Worksop West End | ||
| 1905–1906 | Worksop Central | ||
| 1906–1907 | Worksop Town | ||
| 1907–1909 | Grimsby Town | 80 | (0) |
| 1909–1910 | Everton | 18 | (0) |
| 1911–1913 | Sunderland | 34 | (0) |
| 1913–1915 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1915– | Belfast United | ||
| –1919 | Worksop Town | ||
| 1917 | → Brentford (guest) | 3 | (0) |
| 1920 | Grimsby Town | 19 | (0) |
| Gainsborough Trinity | |||
| International career | |||
| 1913–1914 | Irish League XI | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Scott (21 January 1886 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Sunderland and Everton.[1][2][3][4][5] He notably became the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a single match, for Grimsby Town versus Burnley in a Second Division fixture in 1909.[6] He saved 14 of 17 penalties during the 1908–09 season.[6] He represented the Irish League XI.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Scott briefly served as a private in the Army Service Corps during the First World War, being stationed at the Mechanical Transport Training Depot in Osterley Park between July and October 1917.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1909–10[4] | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1910–11[4] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Sunderland | 1911–12[5] | First Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Career total | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 259. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Walter Scott". Play Up, Liverpool. 16 September 1955. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c "Walter Scott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Walter Scott". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ a b Kirk, John. "GTFC 140: Grimsby Town 1918 – 1909". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Scott Walter Sunderland 1912". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Walter Scott | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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