Walter Eaton

Walter Eaton
Personal information
Full name Walter Eaton[1]
Date of birth 1881
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 15 May 1917 (aged 35)[2]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France[2]
Playing position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904 The Wednesday 1 (0)
Rotherham County
Rotherham Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Walter Eaton (1881 – 15 May 1917) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for The Wednesday.[1]

Personal life

Eaton served as a private in the York and Lancaster Regiment and the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed in France on 15 May 1917.[3] He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 89. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. "Walter Eaton | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-06.


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