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English footballer

Fred Waterson
Personal information
Full name Frederick Waterson
Date of birth 1877
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Date of death 12 October 1918 (aged 41)
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 footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Burton Swifts and Burton United as a right half. After his retirement as a player, he served Doncaster Rovers as reserve team trainer.

Personal life

After his retirement from league football, Waterson worked at Doncaster Works. During the First World War he enlisted in the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). 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. Waterson died of his wounds on 12 October 1918, at a Casualty Clearing Station near Hazebrouck, France. His death occurred just under a month before the Armistice. He was buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, near Hazebrouck.

Career statistics

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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 Second Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1897–98 27 1 1 0 28 1
1898–99 13 1 0 0 13 1
1899–1900 25 0 2 0 27 0
1900–01 32 0 4 1 36 1
Total 103 2 7 1 110 3
Burton United 1901–02 Second Division 33 1 2 0 35 1
1902–03 29 0 4 0 33 0
Total 62 1 6 0 68 1
Fulham 1907–08 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1908–09 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0
Doncaster Rovers 1909–10 Midland League 33 0 0 0 36 0
1910–11 27 0 0 0 32 0
Total 60 0 0 0 68 0
Career total 227 3 13 1 248 4

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 302. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ Coyle, John. "The Rovers players lost in World War One". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Fred Waterson". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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