Billy Waters (footballer, born 1931)

Billy Waters

Personal information
Full name	William Anthony Waters
Date of birth	(1931-09-19)19 September 1931[1]
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1952	Blackpool	0	(0)
1952–1953	Stoke City	0	(0)
1953–1954	Southend United	0	(0)
1954–1955	Swansea Town	0	(0)
1955–1960	Wrexham	99	(0)
1960–1961	Millwall	5	(0)
1961–1964	Yiewsley
1964	Llanelli
Total		104	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Anthony Waters (born 19 September 1931) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made appearances in the English Football League with Wrexham and Millwall.^[2]

Career

Waters first signed for Blackpool in 1950, however, would make no appearances for them.^[2] This would also be the case for his next three clubs, signing for Stoke City, Southend United and Swansea Town, all without making an appearance for any of them.^[1]

His first professional appearances came with Wrexham, signing in 1955, where he would make 99 league appearances in the 5 years he spent there.^[1]

He would move to Millwall in 1960, where he would spend 1 season, making 5 appearances before moving to Yiewsley.^[2]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackpool	1951–52	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoke City	1952–53	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southend United	1953–54	Third Division South	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swansea Town	1954–55	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wrexham	1955–56	Third Division North	29	0	1	0	30	0
	1956–57	Third Division North	42	0	7	0	49	0
	1957–58	Third Division North	7	0	0	0	7	0
	1958–59	Third Division	13	0	0	0	13	0
	1959–60	Third Division	8	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		99	0	8	0	107	0
Millwall	1960–61	Fourth Division	5	0	1	0	6	0
Career total			104	0	9	0	113	0

References

1. "Billy Waters". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. "Billy Waters". Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
3. Billy Waters at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)