Wally Tattersall

Walter Scott Tattersall (4 September 1888 – 30 December 1968) was an English professional footballer who played for Mansfield Wesleyans, Warsop United, Moores Athletic (Shirebrook), Chesterfield Town, Mansfield Mechanics, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Shirebrook, Welbeck Colliery and Sutton Junction.[1]

Wally Tattersall
Tattersall in the kit of Warsop United Football Club for the 1905-06 season.
Personal information
Full name Walter Scott Tattersall
Date of birth (1888-09-04)4 September 1888
Place of birth Warsop, England
Date of death 30 December 1968(1968-12-30) (aged 80)
Place of death Warsop, England
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mansfield Wesleyans
Warsop United
Moores Athletic (Shirebrook)
1907 Chesterfield Town 3 (0)
Mansfield Mechanics
1910–1912 Watford 64 (11)
1912–1914 Tottenham Hotspur 44 (3)
Shirebrook
Welbeck Colliery
Sutton Junction
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Tattersall played for Non-league sides Mansfield Wesleyans, Warsop United and Moores Athletic before joining Chesterfield in 1907 where he appeared in three matches. He went on to play for Mansfield Mechanics and later Watford, for whom he played 75 times in all competitions. Watford sold winger Tattersall and wing half Arthur Grimsdell to Tottenham Hotspur in 1912, for a combined fee of £500.[2] He scored five goals in 47 matches in all competitions for the Lilywhites.[3] After leaving White Hart Lane, Tattersall had spells at Shirebrook, Welbeck Colliery and finally Sutton Junction.

He died in his hometown of Warsop, Nottinghamshire, aged 80.[2]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 254. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 223. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  3. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 4 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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