Walter Wigmore

Infobox Football biography
playername = Walter Wigmore


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1873|02|25|df=y
cityofbirth = Chipping Sodbury
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1931|09|08|1873|02|25|df=y
cityofdeath = Worksop
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Inside forward / Centre-half
youthyears =
youthclubs = Kiveton Park
years = 0000–1895
1895–1896
1896
1896–1899
1899–1912
1912–1913
clubs = Worksop Town
Sheffield United
Worksop Town
Gainsborough Trinity
Small Heath / Birmingham
Brierley Hill Alliance
caps(goals) =
001 0(0)

078 (42)
329 (23)

Walter Wigmore (25 February 1873 – 8 September 1931) was an English professional footballer who in the early part of his career played as an inside forward and later on as a centre-half. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League over a playing career lasting 17 years.

Biography

Walter Wigmore was born in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire but as a child moved with his family to Kiveton Park, South Yorkshire. He played football for his local club before joining Worksop Town.

He moved to newly-elected Second Division club Gainsborough Trinity in 1896, where he struck up an excellent strike partnership with Bob McRoberts. In March 1899 Small Heath paid a fee of £180 to reunite him with McRoberts. Tried at centre-half when Alex Leake was injured, he impressed so much that for nine years he remained first choice in that position, making the last of his 355 appearances for Birmingham only a few days before his 39th birthday. He was often penalised for dangerous play due to his unusual reluctance to head the ball, preferring to use his feet however high the ball came to him.

He died in Worksop at the age of 58.

Honours

* Birmingham City
** Second Division runners up 1901, 1903.

References

*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9
*cite book
author=Joyce, Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData (Tony Brown) |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6

Persondata
NAME = Wigmore, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1873-02-25
PLACE OF BIRTH = Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
DATE OF DEATH = 1931-09-08
PLACE OF DEATH = Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England