Arthur Waters (footballer)

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]

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

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.