Walter Eaton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Eaton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 May 1917 (aged 35)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904 | The Wednesday | 1 | (0) |
| Rotherham County | |||
| Rotherham Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Eaton (1881 – 15 May 1917) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for The Wednesday.[1]
Personal life
Eaton served as a private in the York and Lancaster Regiment and the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed in France on 15 May 1917.[3] He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 89. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Walter Eaton | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1917 deaths
- Sportspeople from Sheffield
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football fullbacks
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Rotherham County F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- York and Lancaster Regiment soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers soldiers
- Rotherham Town F.C. (1899) players
- Midland Football League players
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs