| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Anthony Waters | ||
| Date of birth | (1931-09-19)19 September 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | ||
| Total | 104 | (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.
Career
Waters first signed for Blackpool in 1950, however, would make no appearances for them. 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.
His first professional appearances came with Wrexham, signing in 1955, where he would make 99 league appearances in the 5 years he spent there.
He would move to Millwall in 1960, where he would spend 1 season, making 5 appearances before moving to Yiewsley.
Career statistics
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackpool | 1951–52 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stoke City | 1952–53 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southend United | 1953–54 | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swansea Town | 1954–55 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wrexham | 1955–56 | Third Division North | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1956–57 | Third Division North | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 1957–58 | Third Division North | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1958–59 | Third Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1959–60 | Third Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
| Millwall | 1960–61 | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 104 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Billy Waters". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Billy Waters". Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- Billy Waters at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)