- Walter Abbott
Infobox Football biography
playername = Walter Abbott
fullname =
dateofbirth = 7 December 1877
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = 1 February 1941 (aged 63)
cityofdeath =Birmingham
countryofdeath =England
height =
position = Inside-left / Left-half
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1896–1899
1899–1908
1908–1910
1910–1911
clubs = Small Heath
Everton
Burnley
Birmingham
caps(goals) = 077 (57)
257 (32)
057 (15)
001 0(0)
nationalyears = 1902
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)Walter Abbott (born 7 December 1877 in
Small Heath, Birmingham , died 1 February 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 3 March 1902 in a goalless draw against Wales at the
Racecourse Ground ,Wrexham . He also played four times for a Football League XI.Honours
* with Small Heath
** Second Division top scorer 1898–99. [cite web
author=Ross, James M. | title=English League Leading Goalscorers 1889-2007 | url=http://rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html | date=14 June 2007 | publisher=RSSSF | accessdate=2007-08-09 ]
* with Everton
** First Division runners-up 1902, 1905.
**FA Cup winners 1906.
** FA Cup runners up 1907.References
cite book
author=Matthews, Tony | title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record | year=1995 | publisher=Breedon Books | isbn=1-85983-010-2Notes
External links
*Englandstats|id=2|name=Walter Abbott
* [http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%20pre%201900.htm Profile at efchistory.co.uk]Persondata
NAME = Abbott, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1 December 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH =Small Heath, Birmingham ,England
DATE OF DEATH = 1 February 1941
PLACE OF DEATH =Birmingham ,England
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