Walter Abbott (footballer, born 1899) explained

Walter Abbott
Birth Date:16 December 1898
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Position:Inside left
Years1:191?–1920
Clubs1:Grimsby Town
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:1920–1921
Caps2:26
Goals2:5
Years3:1921–192?
Goals3:8
Clubs4:Redditch
Clubs5:Oakengates Town
Clubs6:Tamworth Castle
Clubs7:Stewart Street Old Boys

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

Life and career

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

Abbott made five appearances for Second Division club Grimsby Town in the 1919–20 season. He failed to score for the first team,[2] 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,[3] during which he scored five goals from about 28 league matches.[4] 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.[2]

Abbott died in Birmingham in 1945 at the age of 46.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 68 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 6 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. News: Chesterfield sign on more new players . Derbyshire Courier . 29 May 1920 . 5 . subscription . . 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..
  4. Web site: Chesterfield Municipal FC: the non-league players, 1919–21 . Sky is Blue . Stuart Basson . 18 April 2023 . 22 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Worcester City Season 1921–1922 . Worcester City FC Archive . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005002531/http://wcfcarchive.bravehost.com/s1921.htm . 5 October 2011.