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England Players -

Percy Walters
Oxford University FC & Old Carthusians FC
& Corinthians FC.
13 caps, 0 goals
73% successful
1885-90		 disciplined: none
captaincies: 4 possibly 5
minutes played: 1170


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Percy Walters Profile
Full name Lieutenant Percy Malmoth Walters
Popular name Percy Walters
Born  30 September 1863 in Ewell, Surrey;
Died 6 October 1936, aged 73 years, in Ashtead, Surrey;
Height/Weight -

Club Career
Club(s) Attended Charterhouse School, and although he did not play football there, he did earn his blue with Oxford University FC in 1885, also starred 54 times with the Corinthians FC team beginning in his last year at Oxford up until 1890.  Left the university to play also with Old Carthusians 1885-95; He did retire in 1893 for a short period, due to a fatal accident to his younger brother.  At some point, also played for East Sheen FC and Epsom FC, also representing Surrey FA;
Club honours FA Amateur Cup winner 1894-95;
Individual honours None
Distinctions Played one cricket match for Oxford University against the M.C.C. in May 1885;

England Career
Player number One of five who became the 115th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Left/right-back;
First match No. 23, 28 February 1885, England 4 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Manchester Football Ground, Whalley Range, Manchester. Age 21 years 151 days.
Last match No. 40, 5 April 1890, Scotland 1 England 1, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow. Age 26 years 187 days;
Major tournaments British Championship 1884-85, 1885-86, 1886-87, 1887-88, 1888-89, 1889-90;
Team honours British Championship winners 1885-86 (shared), 1887-88, 1889-90 (shared);
Individual honours None.
Distinctions Brother of Arthur M. Walters;

Beyond England

F.A. Committee member in 1886, and an F.A. vice-President 1891-92. Became Lieutenant in the 3rd Surrey Rifles in June 1886.  Qualified as a barrister and called to the bar in 1888. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.259

 

Percy Walters - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
13 13 13 1170 0 0 min 0 4 poss. 5 None

 

Percy Walters - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 6 3 1 2 17 8 +9 0 2 2.833 1.333 58.3 +1
Away 7 5 2 0 24 6 +18 0 1 3.429 0.857 85.7 +5
All 13 8 3 2 41 14 +27 0 3 3.154 1.077 73.1 +6

 

Percy Walters - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 13 8 3 2 41 14 +27 0 3 3.154 1.077 73.1 +6
All 13 8 3 2 41 14 +27 0 3 3.154 1.077 73.1 +6

 

Percy Walters - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1884-85 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 0 1 2.50 0.50 75.0 +1
BC 1885-86 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 0 0 3.333 1.00 83.3 +2
BC 1886-87 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 0 1 3.00 1.50 50.0 =0
BC 1887-88 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 0 1 5.00 0.50 100.0 +2
BC 1888-89 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 0 0 3.00 2.00 50.0 =0
BC 1889-90 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
BC All 13 8 3 2 41 14 +27 0 3 3.154 1.077 73.1 +6
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 13 8 3 2 41 14 +27 0 3 3.154 1.077 73.1 +6
All 13 8 3 2 41 14 +27 0 3 3.154 1.077 73.1 +6

 

Percy Walters - Match History
Club: Oxford University FC & Old Carthusians F.C. - 2 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 13 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 23 Ireland 28-Feb-1885 Manchester Football Ground, Whalley Range, Manchester BC 4 0 HW Start n/a
2 25 Scotland 21-Mar-1885 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 1 1 HD Start n/a
Club: Old Carthusians F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 11 caps
3 26 Ireland 13-Mar-1886 Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast BC 6 1 AW Captain n/a
There is a small possibility that Tinsley Lindley, debuting in this match, was the captain, making him the youngest ever.  At least three sources name Percy Walters, another names George Shutt.
4 27 Scotland 27-Mar-1886 Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow BC 1 1 AD Start n/a
5 28 Wales 29-Mar-1886 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 3 1 AW Start n/a
6 30 Wales 26-Feb-1887 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 4 0 HW Start n/a
7 31 Scotland 19-Mar-1887 Leamington Street, Blackburn BC 2 3 HL Start n/a
8 33 Scotland 17-Mar-1888 Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow BC 5 0 AW Start n/a
9 34 Ireland 07-Apr-1888 Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast BC 5 1 AW Start n/a
10 35 Wales 23-Feb-1889 Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent BC 4 1 HW Captain n/a
A small minority list the captain as Arthur Walters.
11 37 Scotland 13-Apr-1889 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 2 3 HL Captain n/a
12 38 Wales 15-Mar-1890 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 3 1 AW Captain n/a
A small minority list the captain as Arthur Walters.
13 40 Scotland 05-Apr-1890 Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow BC 1 1 AD Captain
?		 n/a
Almost certain it was Arthur Walters on this occasion, instead of his brother, Percy - but there is doubt.  The London Times, The Sportsman, Sporting Chronicle, Alcock's Annual 1890, Athletic News Annual 1891-92, Preston Herald and Glasgow Herald decline to mention any England captain.  In The Field, Arthur Walters is listed as captain in the line-up, the Athletic News reads as 'PM and AM Walters (Capt)'.  But Arthur Walters is usually no.2 in the line-up, and this publication could have got the brothers mixed-up.  Besides, The Field notes that it was Percy who gave the post-match dinner speech, not Arthur.

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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