- William Balmer
Infobox Football biography
playername = William Balmer
fullname = William Balmer
dateofbirth = birth date|1877|7|12|df=y
cityofbirth =Liverpool
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = Death year and age|1937|1877
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Right back
youthyears =
youthclubs = South Shore
years = 1897–1908
1912
clubs = Everton
Chester
caps(goals) = 293 (1)
002 (0)
nationalyears = 1905
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)William Balmer (
12 July 1877 – 1937) was an English football player who played for Everton, as well as the English national side. His nephew wasJack Balmer .Although England historians refer to him as "William", in most Everton records he is referred to as "Walter". [cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|page=p. 23| isbn=1-905009-63-1]
Balmer was a tough-tackling full-back. He joined Everton in 1897 from South Shore and went on to play 331 games, scoring one goal. His brother Robert - four years his junior - also played for Everton. His nephew, Jack, attained fame with local rivals Liverpool.
His only England appearance came in a 1-1 draw with Ireland in 1905.
In 1912, 35 year old Balmer joined Chester in the
Lancashire Combination , but he left after just two games as he was deemed to be too slow and past his best. [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p. 36 |publisher=Yore Publications|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6]References
External links
* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=53 Player profile at EnglandStats.com]
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