William Anthony Waters (born 19 September 1931) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He made appearances in the English Football League with

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

and Millwall.

Career

Waters first signed for

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

in 1950, however, would make no appearances for them. This would also be the case for his next three clubs, signing for

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

, Southend United and Swansea Town, all without making an appearance for any of them. His first professional appearances came with

, signing in 1955, where he would make 99 league appearances in the 5 years he spent there. He would move to Millwall in 1960, where he would spend 1 season, making 5 appearances before moving to Yiewsley.

Career statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waters, Billy 1931 births Possibly living people English Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers Blackpool F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Hillingdon Borough F.C. players Welsh men's footballers