| Joe Walters | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Walters |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Stourbridge, England |
| Death Place: | New Moston, England |
| Position: | Inside forward, outside left |
| Years1: | 1901–1902 |
| Clubs1: | Wordsley Athletic |
| Years2: | 1902–1905 |
| Clubs2: | Stourbridge |
| Years3: | 1905–1912 |
| Clubs3: | Aston Villa |
| Caps3: | 113 |
| Goals3: | 41 |
| Years4: | 1912–1919 |
| Clubs4: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps4: | 110 |
| Goals4: | 35 |
| Years5: | 1916–1917 |
| Clubs5: | → West Ham United (guest) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Accrington Stanley |
| Years7: | 1920–1921 |
| Clubs7: | Southend United |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 1921–1922 |
| Clubs8: | Millwall |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 1922–1923 |
| Clubs9: | Rochdale |
| Caps9: | 24 |
| Goals9: | 6 |
| Years10: | 1923 |
| Clubs10: | Manchester North End |
| Years11: | 1923 |
| Clubs11: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps11: | 1 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
Joseph Walters (11 December 1886 – 24 December 1923) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward 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.[2]
Walters was married with three children. 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.[3] [4] Walters died of pneumonia in December 1923.[5]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aston Villa | 1905–06[6] | First Division | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ― | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1906–07 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ― | 27 | 6 | ||||
| 1907–08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1908–09 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ― | 15 | 7 | ||||
| 1909–10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ― | 14 | 6 | ||||
| 1910–11 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | ― | 30 | 13 | ||||
| 1911–12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ― | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 113 | 41 | 7 | 0 | ― | 120 | 41 | ||||
| Southend United | 1920–21[7] | Third Division | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ― | 31 | 7 | ||
| Millwall | 1921–22[8] | Third Division | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ― | 23 | 5 | ||
| Rochdale | 1922–23[9] | Third Division North | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2[10] | 1 | 27 | 7 | |
| Career total | 186 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 60 | |||
Aston Villa