Walter Scott (footballer, born 1886)
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Full name
Walter Scott[1]
Date of birth
21 January 1886
Place of birth
Worksop, England
Date of death
16 September 1955 (aged 69)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Scott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Worksop, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 September 1955 (aged 69)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Worksop, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1905 | Worksop West End | ||
| 1905–1906 | Worksop Central | ||
| 1906–1907 | Worksop Town | ||
| 1907–1909 | Grimsby Town | 80 | (0) |
| 1909–1910 | Everton | 18 | (0) |
| 1911–1913 | Sunderland | 34 | (0) |
| 1913–1915 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1915– | Belfast United | ||
| –1919 | Worksop Town | ||
| 1917 | → Brentford (guest) | 3 | (0) |
| 1920 | Grimsby Town | 19 | (0) |
| Gainsborough Trinity | |||
| International career | |||
| 1913–1914 | Irish League XI | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Scott (21 January 1886 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Sunderland and Everton.[1][2][3][4][5] He notably became the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a single match, for Grimsby Town versus Burnley in a Second Division fixture in 1909.[6] He saved 14 of 17 penalties during the 1908–09 season.[6] He represented the Irish League XI.[7]
