Joe Waters

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Joe Waters (born 20 September 1953) is an Irish former professional footballer.

Joe grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and began his professional soccer career at the age of 15.

After playing for the Republic of Ireland U15 and U18 national teams, Joe moved to England to play for Leicester City in 1969.

However, it was with Grimsby Town that he spent the most of his career having arrived there initially on loan in January 1976. He was signed for £10,000 on a permanent deal shortly afterwards.

He played for Grimsby between 1976 and 1983 and scored 65 goals in 356 league appearances. He also scored five goals in 20 FA Cup games for the Mariners during that time.

On 13th October, he made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team scoring the equaliser 10 minutes from time in a 3-3 friendly draw against Turkey in Ankara. His only other full international cap did not come until 3 years later when he replaced Gerry Daly as a second half substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Northern Ireland on 21st November 1979 in Belfast.

In 1984, Joe moved to the USA and joined the Tacoma Stars of the MISL. In 1987, he led the Stars to the MISL finals for the first time in the team's history.

Joe has three daughters -- Kelly, Shauna, and Lindley. He and his wife, Sue live in Tacoma's north end.