Walter Abbott (footballer, born 1899)

Walter Abbott
Personal information
Date of birth	16 December 1898
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1945 (aged 46)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
191?–1920	Grimsby Town
1920–1921	Chesterfield Municipal
1921–192?	Worcester City
	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[edit]

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[edit]

^ ^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.
^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ "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.
^ "Worcester City Season 1921–1922". Worcester City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.

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[Basson-1] "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.

[Joyce-3] 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.

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