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Walter Bird (footballer)

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Walter Bird
Personal information
Full name Walter Smith Bird
Date of birth (1891-07-12)12 July 1891
Place of birth Hugglescote, England
Date of death 2 March 1965(1965-03-02) (aged 73)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1909 Ellistown St Christopher's
1909–1910 Hugglescote United
1910–1912 Coalville Swifts
1912–1915 Notts County 10 (2)
1919–1920 Grimsby Town 7 (2)
1920–1921 Bristol Rovers 20 (5)
1921–1923 Dundee
1923–1924 Heart of Midlothian
1924–1925 Kilmarnock
1925–192? Loughborough Corinthians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Smith Bird (12 July 1891 – 2 March 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Notts County". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 18. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.