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Dick Walton

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Dick Walton
Personal information
Full name Richard Walton[1]
Date of birth 12 September 1924
Place of birth Kingston upon Hull, England
Date of death 23 June 2012(2012-06-23) (aged 87)[1]
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

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Walton later worked as an assistant accountant in Kent.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
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
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ 6 appearances in Southern League Cup, 5 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Shield
  3. ^ 3 appearances in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 1 appearances in Kent Senior Shield
  4. ^ 5 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 3 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Zonal Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Dick Walton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
  4. ^ "Up There Cazaly! – Part 7" (PDF). tonbridgeangels.co.uk. p. 17. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Up There Cazaly! – Part 8" (PDF). tonbridgeangels.co.uk. pp. 6–7, 15–16. Retrieved 31 August 2024.