Walter Scott (footballer, born 1886)

English footballer (1886–1955)

Walter ScottPersonal information

Full name|  Walter Scott[1]
Date of birth|  (1886-01-21)21 January 1886
Place of birth|  Worksop, England
Date of death|  16 September 1955(1955-09-16) (aged 69)[2]
Place of death|  Worksop, England
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1904–1905|  Worksop West End|  |
1905–1906|  Worksop Central|  |
1906–1907|  Worksop Town|  |
1907–1909|  Grimsby Town|  80|  (0)
1909–1910|  Everton|  18|  (0)
1911–1913|  Sunderland|  34|  (0)
1913–1915|  Shelbourne|  |
1915–|  Belfast United|  |
0000–1919|  Worksop Town|  |
1917|  → Brentford (guest)|  3|  (0)
1920|  Grimsby Town|  19|  (0)
|  Gainsborough Trinity|  |
International career
1913–1914|  Irish League XI|  5|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Scott (21 January 1886 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Sunderland and Everton.[1][2][3][4][5] He notably became the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a single match, for Grimsby Town versus Burnley in a Second Division fixture in 1909.[6] He saved 14 of 17 penalties during the 1908–09 season.[6] He represented the Irish League XI.[7]

## Personal life

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Scott briefly served as a private in the Army Service Corps during the First World War, being stationed at the Mechanical Transport Training Depot in Osterley Park between July and October 1917.[8]

## Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup  | Total

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Everton | 1909–10[4] | First Division | 11  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 0
1910–11[4] | First Division  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0
Total  | 18  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 18  | 0
Sunderland | 1911–12[5] | First Division  | 34  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 38  | 0
Career total  | 52  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 56  | 0

## References

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1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 259\. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. ^ a b "Walter Scott". Play Up, Liverpool. 16 September 1955. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
3. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365\. ISBN 0951526200.
4. ^ a b c "Walter Scott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
5. ^ a b "Walter Scott". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
6. ^ a b Kirk, John. "GTFC 140: Grimsby Town 1918 – 1909". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
7. ^ "Scott Walter Sunderland 1912". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
8. ^ "Walter Scott | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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