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Fred Waterson
Personal information
Full name Frederick Waterson[1]
Date of birth 1877
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Date of death 12 October 1918 (aged 41)[2]
Place of death near Hazebrouck, France
Position(s) Right half, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1901 Burton Swifts 103 (2)
1901–1903 Burton United 62 (1)
1903–1909 Fulham 2 (0)
1909–1911 Doncaster Rovers 60 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Waterson (1877 – 12 October 1918) was an English professional football right half who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Burton Swifts and Burton United.[1] After his retirement as a player, he served Doncaster Rovers as assistant trainer.[3]

Personal life

After his retirement from league football, Waterson worked at Doncaster Works.[4] During the First World War he enlisted in the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).[4] He subsequently transferred to the Durham Light Infantry and was serving as a corporal when he was wounded on the Western Front during the Hundred Days Offensive in October 1918.[4] Waterson died of his wounds on 12 October 1918, at a Casualty Clearing Station near Hazebrouck, France.[4] His death occurred just under a month before the Armistice.[4] He was buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, near Hazebrouck.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton Swifts 1896–97[4] Second Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1897–98[4] 27 1 1 0 28 1
1898–99[4] 13 1 0 0 13 1
1899-00[4] 25 0 2 0 27 0
1900–01[4] 32 0 4 1 36 1
Total 103 2 7 1 110 3
Burton United 1901–02[4] Second Division 33 1 2 0 35 1
1902–03[4] 29 0 4 0 33 0
Total 62 1 6 0 68 1
Fulham 1907–08[4] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1908–09[4] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 167 3 13 1 180 4

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 302. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The Rovers players lost in World War One". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Fred Waterson – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 1 October 2016.


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