Walter Edward Boyes (5 January 1913 – 16 September 1960[2]) was an English footballer who earned three caps for the national team between 1935 and 1938. He played club football for West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Notts County and Scunthorpe United.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Edward Boyes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Upperthorpe, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 16 September 1960 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Woodhouse Mills United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1938 | West Bromwich Albion | 151 | (35) |
| 1938–1949 | Everton | 66 | (11) |
| 1949–1950 | Notts County | 3 | (1) |
| 1950–1951 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1935–1938 | England | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editBoyes was born in Upperthorpe, Sheffield.[1] After playing for Sheffield Boys and Woodhouse Mills United, he turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in February 1931.[3] He scored in the 4–2 1935 FA Cup Final defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, the club he supported as a boy.[3] In February 1938 Boyes joined Everton for a £6000 fee [3] and instantly formed a great left wing partnership with Alex Stevenson, which helped the side clinch the 1938/39 league title.[4]
During the Second World War, he appeared as a guest player for Aldershot, Brentford, Clapton Orient, Leeds United, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Newcastle United, Preston North End and Sunderland.[3]
In June 1949, Boyes took up the role of player-coach at Notts County.[3] He was Scunthorpe United's player-trainer between 1950 and 1953.[3] He later became player-manager at Retford Town (1954) and Hyde United (1958).[3] Boyes joined Swansea Town as trainer in 1959, but retired due to illness in May of the following year.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 13–14. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Betts, Graham (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. pp. 34–35. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ "ToffeeWeb: Everton History - Part III".
External links
edit- Everton career summary
- Wally Boyes at Englandstats.com
- Player profile at Spartacus Educational
