Henry Walters (footballer)

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Henry Walters
Personal information
Full name Henry Walters[1]
Date of birth 15 March 1925
Place of birth Wath upon Dearne, England
Date of death May 1994 (1994-06) (aged 69)[1]
Place of death Barnsley, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half, full back
Youth career
0000–1942 Wath Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1946–1953 Walsall 254 (2)
1953–1960 Barnsley 160 (4)
Wombwell Sporting Association
Managerial career
Wombwell Sporting Association (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Walters (15 March 1925 – May 1994) was an English professional footballer who made over 410 appearances in the Football League for Walsall and Barnsley as a wing half or full back.[1]

Personal life[edit]

While a part-time professional footballer with Barnsley, Walters worked as a joiner at Cortonwood Colliery.[2] His son John became a cricketer.[2]

Honours[edit]

Barnsley

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Henry Walters". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 126. Retrieved 29 July 2020.