Bert Baverstock

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bert Baverstock

| image =

| fullname = Herbert Baverstock

| birth_date = January 1883

| birth_place = Dudley, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1951|12|15|1883|1|df=y}}

| death_place = Bolton, England{{Cite news |date=15 December 1951 |title=Halifax Evening Courier |page=2}}

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0+1/2}}{{Cite news |last=Harricus |date=22 August 1921 |title=First Division prospects. Bolton Wanderers |page=5 |work=Athletic News |location=Manchester}}

| position = Full back

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Netherton St. James

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 =

| clubs2 = Brierley Hill Alliance

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1905–1921

| clubs3 = Bolton Wanderers

| caps3 = 366

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1921–1922

| clubs4 = Blackpool

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 1

| totalcaps = 384+

| totalgoals = 5+

}}

Herbert Baverstock (January 1883 – 15 December 1951) was an English professional footballer who made over 360 appearances in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers.{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=20}} A full back, he made 388 appearances and scored four goals for the club.{{Cite web |title=Overall Appearances/Goals Record - B |url=http://bwfcstats.com/play/overall/page2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315122818/http://bwfcstats.com/play/overall/page2.html |archive-date=15 March 2012 |access-date=28 November 2017}}

Personal life

Baverstock was married with two children and worked as an upholsterer.{{Lives of WWI|id=6647936}} He served as a private in the Royal Flying Corps (latterly the Royal Air Force) during the First World War.{{Cite news |title=Herbert Baverstock {{!}} Service Record |language=en-US |work=Football and the First World War |url=http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/herbert-baverstock-service-record-2/ |access-date=28 November 2017}}

Career statistics

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  • Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool careers|date=November 2017}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |FA Cup

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Bolton Wanderers

|1914–15{{Cite news |title=Bolton Wanderers Squad 1914/15 |language=en-US |work=Football and the First World War |url=http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/bolton-wanderers-squad-191415/ |access-date=28 November 2017}}

|First Division

|27

|0

|2

|0

|29

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!27

!0

!2

!0

!29

!0

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

  • Football League Second Division: 1908–09{{Cite web |title=Baverstock Bert Bolton Wanderers 1905 |url=https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/baverstock-bert-image-1-bolton-1905/ |access-date=5 October 2019 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}{{Fchd|id=BOLTONW|name=Bolton Wanderers F.C.}}
  • Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1910–11

References