Walter Abbott

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Walter Abbott
Personal information
Date of birth	7 December 1877
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	February 1, 1941 (aged 63)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Inside-left / Left-half
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1896–1899 1899–1908 1908–1910 1910–1911	Small Heath Everton Burnley Birmingham	077 (57) 257 (32) 057 (15) 001 0(0)
National team
1902	England	001 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Walter Abbott (born 7 December 1877 in Small Heath, Birmingham, died February 1, 1941 in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath, Everton and Burnley. For Small Heath he played at inside-left and scored 66 goals in 85 appearances in all competitions for the club. In season 1898–99 he scored a club record 42 goals of which 34 came in 34 League games.

At Everton he was turned into a half-back. While at Everton he won his only cap for England, on March 3, 1902 in a goalless draw against Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. He also played four times for a Football League XI.

Contents 1 Honours 2 References 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] Honours

• with Small Heath
  • Second Division top scorer 1898–99.^[1]
• with Everton
  • First Division runners-up 1902, 1905.
  • FA Cup winners 1906.
  • FA Cup runners up 1907.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Walter Abbott England profile at Englandstats
• Profile at efchistory.co.uk

Persondata
NAME	Abbott, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 1, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH	Small Heath, Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH	February 1, 1941
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England