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Albert Waterall

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Albert Waterall
Personal information
Date of birth (1890-03-03)3 March 1890[1]
Place of birth Radford, England[1]
Date of death 1963 (aged 72–73)[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1909 Radford Institute
1909–1910 Sneinton
1910–1913 Notts County 26 (1)
1913–1926 Stockport County 290 (35)
1926 Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
1926 Clapton Orient 2 (1)
1926 Grantham
Total 320 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Waterall (3 March 1890 – 1963) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient, Notts County, Queens Park Rangers and Stockport County.[1][3][4]

Personal life

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In September 1915, a year after the beginning of the First World War, Waterall attested in the Army Reserve.[5] Between February and June 1918, when he was discharged as "no longer fit for war service", he served as a sapper in the Sherwood Foresters and the Inland Waterways and Docks section of the Royal Engineers.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Albert Waterall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Stockport County". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "Waterall Albert Image 4 Stockport County 1926". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Albert Waterall | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2021.