Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Waterson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
Date of death | 12 October 1918 (aged 41) [2] | ||
Place of death | near Hazebrouck, France | ||
Position(s) | Right half, centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1896–1901 | Burton Swifts | 103 | (2) |
1901–1903 | Burton United | 62 | (1) |
1903–1909 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
1909–1911 | Doncaster Rovers | 60 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick Waterson (1877 – 12 October 1918) was an English professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Burton Swifts and Burton United as a right half. [1] After his retirement as a player, he served Doncaster Rovers as reserve team trainer. [3]
After his retirement from league football, Waterson worked at Doncaster Works. [4] During the First World War he enlisted in the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). [4] He subsequently transferred to the Durham Light Infantry and was serving as a corporal when he was wounded on the Western Front during the Hundred Days Offensive in October 1918. [4] Waterson died of his wounds on 12 October 1918, at a Casualty Clearing Station near Hazebrouck, France. [4] His death occurred just under a month before the Armistice. [4] He was buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, near Hazebrouck. [2]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burton Swifts | 1896–97 [4] | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1897–98 [4] | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
1898–99 [4] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
1899–1900 [4] | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
1900–01 [4] | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||
Total | 103 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 3 | ||
Burton United | 1901–02 [4] | Second Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
1902–03 [4] | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Total | 62 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
Fulham | 1907–08 [4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1908–09 [4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Doncaster Rovers | 1909–10 [3] | Midland League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
1910–11 [3] | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
Career total | 227 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 248 | 4 |
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Waterson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
Date of death | 12 October 1918 (aged 41) [2] | ||
Place of death | near Hazebrouck, France | ||
Position(s) | Right half, centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1896–1901 | Burton Swifts | 103 | (2) |
1901–1903 | Burton United | 62 | (1) |
1903–1909 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
1909–1911 | Doncaster Rovers | 60 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick Waterson (1877 – 12 October 1918) was an English professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Burton Swifts and Burton United as a right half. [1] After his retirement as a player, he served Doncaster Rovers as reserve team trainer. [3]
After his retirement from league football, Waterson worked at Doncaster Works. [4] During the First World War he enlisted in the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). [4] He subsequently transferred to the Durham Light Infantry and was serving as a corporal when he was wounded on the Western Front during the Hundred Days Offensive in October 1918. [4] Waterson died of his wounds on 12 October 1918, at a Casualty Clearing Station near Hazebrouck, France. [4] His death occurred just under a month before the Armistice. [4] He was buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, near Hazebrouck. [2]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burton Swifts | 1896–97 [4] | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1897–98 [4] | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
1898–99 [4] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
1899–1900 [4] | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
1900–01 [4] | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||
Total | 103 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 3 | ||
Burton United | 1901–02 [4] | Second Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
1902–03 [4] | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Total | 62 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
Fulham | 1907–08 [4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1908–09 [4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Doncaster Rovers | 1909–10 [3] | Midland League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
1910–11 [3] | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
Career total | 227 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 248 | 4 |