Jack Walders
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Walders[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 January 1924 (aged 42)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Burnley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Barrow | |||
| 1904–1906 | Burnley | 48 | (2) |
| 1906–1907 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1907–1908 | Luton Town | 20 | (2) |
| Chorley | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jonathan Walders (1881 – 13 January 1924) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Burnley as an outside right.[1] He was described as a "highly experienced, a clever dribbler and a neat crosser of the ball".[2]
Career[edit]
Walders began his career in non-League football with Barrow before being signed by Second Division club Burnley in 1903.[1][3] He made 48 league appearances for Burnley and scored two goals, before leaving to join Oldham Athletic in 1906.[1] He left Boundary Park after one season and had further spells in non-League football with Luton Town and Chorley.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Walders' brother David also became a footballer.[3] Walders enlisted in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1899 and was stationed in Malta, Crete and Gibraltar, before returning to Britain for home service in February 1903.[4] After Britain's entry into the First World War, he rejoined the regiment and was posted to the Western Front in August 1914.[4] Walders was taken prisoner of war by Germany on 22 December 1914 and remained in captivity until 6 September 1918, two months before the armistice.[4] He was discharged from the army in February 1919.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 1907–08[2] | Southern League First Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 297. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b "Jon Walders". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Walders David Oldham Athletic 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Jonathan Walders | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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- 1881 births
- 1924 deaths
- Footballers from Barrow-in-Furness
- English men's footballers
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Chorley F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Loyal Regiment soldiers
- British World War I prisoners of war
- World War I prisoners of war held by Germany
- Military personnel from Lancashire
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs
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