Charlie Walters

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{{Infobox football biography

|name=Charlie Walters

|image=

|fullname=

|birth_date = {{birth date|1897|04|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England

|death_date = {{birth date|1971|05|13|df=y}}

| death_place = Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}{{cite news |title=Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Tottenham Hotspur |author=The Vagrant |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=21 August 1922 |page=5}}

|position=Centre half

| years1 = ?–1919 | years2 = 1919–1925 | years3 = 1926–1927 | years4 =

| clubs1 = Oxford City | clubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur | clubs3 = Fulham | clubs4 =Mansfield Town

}}

Charlie Walters (born 1 April 1897 – 13 May 1971) was a professional footballer who played for Oxford City, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Mansfield Town.{{cite book |title= Football League Players' Records|last=Joyce |first= Michael |year=2004 |publisher=soccerdata |isbn= 1-899468-63-3|page= 270}} He was also an amateur cricketer.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33601/33601.html|title=Player profile: Charlie Walters|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 May 2011}} He was born in Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire and died in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

Football career

Walters joined Tottenham from Oxford City in 1919. He made 117 appearances in all competitions for the club [http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players] Retrieved 3 December 2012 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415215517/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html |date=15 April 2009 }} and collected a winners' medal in the 1921 FA Cup Final.[http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1921.html 1921 Cup Final] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020163743/https://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1921.html |date=20 October 2007 }} Retrieved 11 February 2009 Walters joined Fulham in 1926 and featured in a further 18 matches before ending his career at Mansfield Town.

Cricket career

Walters made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1922 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1922 to 1952, which is the joint second longest playing time for the county, level with Keith Arnold and exceeded only by Stewart Lee.{{cite news|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/8245206.CRICKET__Super_Arnold_s_30_year_service/|title=Super Arnold's 30-year service|last=Mezzetti|first=Ed|date=30 June 2010|work=Oxford Mail|access-date=26 May 2011}} He played a total of 129 matches for the county.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33601/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charlie Walters|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 May 2011}} He played first-class for a combined Minor Counties cricket team on four occasions: in 1930 against Wales and Lancashire, in 1931 against the touring New Zealanders, and in 1934 against Oxford University.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33601/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Charlie Walters|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 May 2011}} In his four first-class matches, he scored 47 runs at a batting average of 11.75, with a high score of 25.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33601/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charlie Walters|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 May 2011}} With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 49.33, with best figures of 2/72.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33601/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charlie Walters|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 May 2011}}