Billy Waters (footballer, born 1931)

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Billy Waters
Personal information
Full name William Anthony Waters
Date of birth(1931-09-19)19 September 1931 [1]
Place of birth Swansea, Wales [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1952 Blackpool 0 (0)
1952–1953 Stoke City 0 (0)
1953–1954 Southend United 0 (0)
1954–1955 Swansea Town 0 (0)
1955–1960 Wrexham 99 (0)
1960–1961 Millwall 5 (0)
1961–1964 Yiewsley
1964 Llanelli
Total104(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Anthony Waters (born 19 September 1931) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made appearances in the English Football League with Wrexham and Millwall. [2]

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Career

Waters first signed for Blackpool in 1950, however, would make no appearances for them. [2] This would also be the case for his next three clubs, signing for Stoke City, Southend United and Swansea Town, all without making an appearance for any of them. [1]

His first professional appearances came with Wrexham, signing in 1955, where he would make 99 league appearances in the 5 years he spent there. [1]

He would move to Millwall in 1960, where he would spend 1 season, making 5 appearances before moving to Yiewsley. [2]

Career statistics

Source: [3]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 1951–52 First Division 000000
Stoke City 1952–53 First Division000000
Southend United 1953–54 Third Division South 000000
Swansea Town 1954–55 Second Division 000000
Wrexham 1955–56 Third Division North 29010300
1956–57 Third Division North42070490
1957–58 Third Division North700070
1958–59 Third Division 13000130
1959–60 Third Division800080
Total990801070
Millwall 1960–61 Fourth Division 501060
Career total1040901130

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Billy Waters". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Billy Waters". Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Billy Waters at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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