Watty_Corbett

Watty Corbett

Watty Corbett

English footballer

Walter Samuel Corbett (26 November 1880 – 23 November 1960), nicknamed "Watty", was an English footballer and member of the United Kingdom team[1] which won the gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

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Corbett, born in Wellington, Shropshire,[2] arrived from Bournbrook FC to play for Aston Villa from 1904–05 to 1906–07 making 13 appearances before moving on to Birmingham.[3] There, full back Corbett played 12 times in his first season.[4]

In 1908 he was a member of the full England squad who toured Europe for the first time, making three appearances in the space of seven days against Austria, Hungary and Bohemia; all three matches resulted in comfortable victories for England.

References

  1. [1]
    The Olympic Games of 1908, DESBOROUGH, The Times, 22 June 1908
  2. [2]
    "Watty Corbett". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    AVFC.co.uk Watty Corbett
  4. [4]
    Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. pp. 260–261. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.


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