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Walter Abbott (footballer, born 1899)

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Walter Abbott
Personal information
Date of birth (1898-12-16)16 December 1898
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death (aged 46)[1]
Place of death Birmingham, England
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
191?–1920 Grimsby Town 5 (0)
1920–1921 Chesterfield Municipal 26 (5)
1921–192? Worcester City (8)
Redditch
Oakengates Town
Tamworth Castle
Stewart Street Old Boys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter A. Abbott (16 December 1898 – 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town.

Life and career

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Abbott was born in Birmingham, England, on 16 December 1898.[1] He was a son of England international footballer Walter Abbott.[2]

Abbott made five appearances for Second Division club Grimsby Town in the 1919–20 season. He failed to score for the first team,[3] but succeeded for the reserves, playing in the Midland League. A goal in each fixture against Chesterfield Municipal probably contributed to his joining that club for the 1920–21 season,[4] during which he scored five goals from about 28 league matches.[1] His next club was Worcester City, for whom he scored eight Birmingham & District League goals and one in the FA Cup in the first half of the 1921–22 season,[5] He followed this with spells at several more clubs in the Midlands: Redditch, Oakengates Town, Tamworth Castle and Stewart Street Old Boys.[3]

Abbott died in Birmingham in 1945 at the age of 46.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Chesterfield Municipal FC: the non-league players, 1919–21". Sky is Blue. Stuart Basson. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "Chesterfield sign on more new players". Derbyshire Courier. 29 May 1920. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. Other new players include Abbott, Grimsby Town, who scored both Grimsby's goals in their two matches against Chesterfield. He is a son of the old Small Heath player.
  5. ^ "Worcester City Season 1921–1922". Worcester City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.