Walter Scott (footballer, born 1886)

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Walter Scott
Personal 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Walter Scott (21 January 1886 – 1955) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played 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]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 1909–10[4] First Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
1910–11[4] 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[]

  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 | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. ^ a b Kirk, John. "GTFC 140: Grimsby Town 1918 – 1909". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2020.


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