Fred Waterson | ||
Fulham info | ||
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Full name | Frederick Waterson | |
Nickname(s) | Wattie | |
Date of birth | 1877 | |
Place of birth | Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | |
Date of death | 12 Oct 1918 | |
Place of death | Hazebrouck, Nord, France | |
Height | 5ft 8in (1.73m) | |
Playing position | Right half, Right back | |
Current player? | ||
Debut | Hampstead (h) (19 Sept 1903) | |
Last Appearance | Glossop (a) (9 Apr 1909) | |
First goal | Reading (a) (21 Mar 1906) | |
Last goal | Reading (a) (21 Mar 1906) | |
Joined from | Burton United - May 1903 | |
Left for | Doncaster Rovers - May 1909 | |
League apps (gls) | 8 (0) | |
All apps (gls) | 22 (1) | |
Other clubs | Burton Swifts/United (1897-1903) Doncaster Rovers (1909-1910) |
Fred Waterson was a right half who played for Fulham from 1903 until 1909. Described as a capital leader and a clever footballer, Fred was honest and hard-working from start to finish. He spent most of his time at Craven Cottage captaining the reserves and managed only 22 first team appearances in six seasons with Fulham. A loyal player, he was a popular character at the club during his tenure despite his sparse appearances for the first team.
Career[]
Before Fulham[]
Fred began his career at Burton Swifts as a 19-year-old in 1897 and made 165 appearances for the Burton club, which was amalgamated with another Burton side in 1901 to form United. When Burton refused to pay him summer wages in 1903 he decided to accept an offer to join Fulham.
Fulham (1903-1909)[]
Despite Fred being a welcome addition to the club, there was many new faces at the commencement of 1903-04, and he struggled to get into the side. He did make a total of 12 first team appearances in his first year at the club which would turn out to be the most first team matches he would play in a single season. He quickly became captain of the reserves and this is where he spent the rest of his time at Fulham. He would make the odd appearance for the first team for the following 5 seasons, usually in the right half back position when they were short.
He won many honours with the reserves and his loyalty to the club was rewarded with a benefit match with Woolwich Arsenal Reserves on Boxing Day 1908. A good crowd, better than some League attendances, made sure that Waterson was amply rewarded.
After Fulham[]
Fred left to join Doncaster Rovers in the off season during 1909 for a single season, before his retirement from professional football. He then worked at Doncaster railway works until the outbreak of World War I.
During the war, he enlisted in the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) before he rose to the rank of Corporal with the 29th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. He was wounded on the Western Front during the Hundred Days Offensive in October 1918 and died at a Casualty Clearing Station Northern France just under a month before the end of the war, at the age of 41. He was buried at La Kreule Military cemetary at Hazebrouck.
Fulham Statistics[]
Appearances[]
Season | League | League | FA Cup | London League | Western League | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1903-04 | Southern League Division One | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
1904-05 | Southern League Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1905-06 | Southern League Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
1906-07 | Southern League Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1907-08 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1908-09 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
Fulham Matches[]
# | Season | Date | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
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External links and references[]
Template:1903-04 squad Template:1904-05 squad Template:1905-06 squad
1906-07 squad | |||||||||||||
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GK Archer
GK Fryer
GK Horne
FB Charlton
FB Ross
FB Thorpe
HB Collins
HB Goldie
HB McIntyre
HB Morrison
HB Waterson
OR Bell
OR Kingaby
OL Thompson
OL Threlfall
IF Edgley
IF Fitchie
IF Fraser
IF Freeman
IF Hindmarsh
IF Hogan
IF Wheatcroft
CF Hamilton
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1907-08 squad | |||||||||||||
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GK Skene
GK Crossthwaite
FB Charlton
FB Lindsay
FB Ross
HB Collins
HB Goldie
HB Hind
HB Morrison
HB Suart
HB Waterson
HB Wilkes
WR Carter
WR Hogan
WR Threlfall
WR Ward
WL Lee
WL Lipsham
WL Mouncher
IF Bradshaw
IF Brown
IF Dalrymple
IF Fraser
IF Freeman
IF Hubbard
IF Millington
CF Bevan
CF Harrison
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Template:1908-09 squad