Walter Anthony (footballer)

Walter Anthony
Personal information
Full name Walter Anthony
Date of birth (1879-11-21)21 November 1879[1]
Place of birth Basford, England
Date of death 26 January 1950(1950-01-26) (aged 70)[1]
Place of death Basford,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Osmaston
Heanor Town
189?–190? Newstead Byron
190?–1904 Arnold
1904–1905 Nottingham Forest 6 (0)
1905–1908 Brighton & Hove Albion 80 (8)
1908–1915 Blackburn Rovers 149 (11)
1915–19?? Stalybridge Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Anthony (21 November 1879 – 26 January 1950) was an English professional footballer who made 155 Football League appearances playing as an outside forward for Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers,[2] with whom he won the 1911–12 Football League title and the 1912 FA Charity Shield. He also played in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion.

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  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.