Dick Walton
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Walton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston upon Hull, England | ||
Date of death | 23 June 2012[1] | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Deal, England | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1942–1948 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
1948–1951 | Leyton Orient | 63 | (4) |
1951–1956 | Exeter City | 135 | (6) |
1956–1959 | Tonbridge | 78 | (1) |
Sittingbourne | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard Walton (12 September 1924 – 23 June 2012) was an English professional footballer who made over 130 appearances in the Football League for Exeter City as a right back.[1] He also played League football for Leyton Orient.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Walton later worked as an assistant accountant in Kent.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tonbridge | 1956–57[4] | Southern League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13[b] | 0 | 50 | 0 |
1957–58[5] | Southern League | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
1958–59[5] | Southern League South East Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
Career total | 78 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ 6 appearances in Southern League Cup, 5 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Shield
- ^ 3 appearances in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 1 appearances in Kent Senior Shield
- ^ 5 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 3 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Zonal Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Dick Walton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 126–127. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
- ^ "Up There Cazaly! – Part 7" (PDF). tonbridgeangels.co.uk. p. 17. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Up There Cazaly! – Part 8" (PDF). tonbridgeangels.co.uk. pp. 6–7, 15–16. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
Categories:
- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Footballers from Kingston upon Hull
- 1924 births
- 2012 deaths
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
- Sittingbourne F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs