Charlie Walters (born 1 April 1897 – 13 May 1971) was a professional

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who played for Oxford City,

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and

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. He was also an amateur

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er. He was born in

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and died in

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, Oxfordshire.

Football career

Walters joined Tottenham from Oxford City in 1919. He made 117 appearances in all competitions for the club and collected a winners' medal in the 1921 FA Cup Final. Walters joined Fulham in 1926 and featured in a further 18 matches before ending his career at Mansfield Town.

Cricket career

Walters made his debut for

in the 1922

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against

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. He played

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cricket for Oxfordshire from 1922 to 1952, which is the joint second longest playing time for the county, level with Keith Arnold and exceeded only by

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. He played a total of 129 matches for the county. He played first-class for a combined

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on four occasions: in 1930 against

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and

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, in 1931 against the touring

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, and in 1934 against

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. In his four first-class matches, he scored 47 runs at a

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of 11.75, with a high score of 25. With the ball he took 3 wickets at a

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of 49.33, with best figures of 2/72.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur *

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: 1920–21

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walters, Charlie 1897 births 1971 deaths People from South Oxfordshire District English men's footballers English Football League players Oxford City F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English cricketers Oxfordshire cricketers Minor Counties cricketers Men's association football central defenders Footballers from Oxfordshire 20th-century English sportsmen