- Walter Freeman (footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Walter Freeman
fullname = Walter D. Freeman
dateofbirth = June 1887
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =Birmingham
countryofdeath =England
height =
position = Inside-forward
youthyears = –1904
1904–1905
1905–1906
youthclubs = Aston Martin
Lowestoft Town
Aston Villa
years = 1906–1909
1909–1911
1911–1914
1914
1914–1915
1915–
clubs = Fulham
Birmingham
Walsall
Leyton Orient (trial)
Wellington Town
Walsall
caps(goals) = 61 (23)
36 (11)Walter D. Freeman (born June 1887 in Handsworth,
Birmingham , died in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward.With Fulham he won the Southern League championship in 1906–07, which resulted in their election to the Second Division, and scored their first ever goal in
the Football League , the only goal of the game at Derby County. [cite web
url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/ClubHistory/EarlyDays.aspx | title=Early Days | accessdate=2007-08-23 | publisher=Fulham F.C. ]He was Birmingham's top scorer in 1909–10 with 10 goals.
His brother
Bert Freeman was an England international and a prolific goalscorer for Woolwich Arsenal, Everton, Burnley and Wigan Borough.Notes
References
*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony | title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record | year=1995 | publisher=Breedon Books | isbn=1-85983-010-2
*cite web
url=http://leytonorient.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=960&p=2&stid=8316905 | title=Walter Freeman | author=Kaufman, Neil | work=LOFCOnline (aLeyton Orient F.C. fansite | date=August 5 ,2003 | accessdate=2007-08-24 (Sourced from the author's book: cite book
title=The Men Who Made Leyton Orient FC | author=Kaufman, Neilson | coauthors=Alan Ravenhill | date=2002-07-01 | publisher=Tempus Publishing | isbn=0752424122)Persondata
NAME = Freeman, Walter D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = June 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH = Handsworth,Birmingham ,England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =Birmingham ,England
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