Henry Walters (15 March 1925 – May 1994) was an English professional

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who made over 410 appearances in the

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for Walsall and

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as a wing half or full back.

Personal life

While a part-time professional footballer with

, Walters worked as a joiner at

Cortonwood Cortonwood was a colliery near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery's proposed closure was a tipping point in the 1984-85 miners' strike. The site is now a shopping and leisure centre. History Cortonwood colliery was sunk in 1873 ...

Colliery. His son John became a

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Honours

Barnsley * Football League Third Division North: 1954–55

References

{{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub English Football League players English footballers Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players Association football fullbacks Association football wing halves People from Wath upon Dearne 1925 births 1994 deaths Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Wombwell F.C. players Player-coaches