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Arthur Waters (footballer)

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Arthur Waters
Personal information
Full name Arthur Waters[1]
Date of birth 1879[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[1]
Date of death 1952 (aged 72–73)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1901 Small Heath 0 (0)
1902–1904 Walsall
1904 Swindon Town
1904–1911 Stockport County 158 (8)
1911–1912 Cardiff City 16 (0)
Total 174 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Waters (1879–1952) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Southern League for Cardiff City and Swindon Town.[1][2][3]

Career

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Waters joined Stockport County in 1904 but was hospitalised during his first season with the club due to a severe bout of pneumonia.[4][5]

In August 1911, Waters signed for Southern Football League Second Division side Cardiff City to rejoin his former Stockport manager Fred Stewart who had recently been appointed.[6] Waters was named club captain upon his arrival, replacing Bob Lawrie,[7] and made his debut in a 3–1 victory over Kettering Town on the opening day of the 1911–12 season.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Arthur Waters at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "Waters Arthur Image 1 Stockport County 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Arthur Waters". hattersmatters.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Illness of a Stockport County Player". Manchester Evening News. 8 February 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "South Wales Optimism". Athletic News. 28 August 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Football Jottings". Sporting Life. 25 August 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. p. 15. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.