Frederick Waterson (1877 – 12 October 1918) was an English professional

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who made over 160 appearances in the

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for

Burton Swifts Burton Swifts Football Club was a football club based in Burton upon Trent, England. Established in 1871, the club joined the Football League in 1892, remaining members until merging with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United in 1901. History ...

and

Burton United Burton United Football Club was a football club based in Burton upon Trent in England. The club was established in 1901 by a merger of Burton Swifts and Burton Wanderers, and played their last competitive season in 1910. In 1924 they merged with ...

as a

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. After his retirement as a player, he served Doncaster Rovers as reserve team trainer.

Personal life

After his retirement from

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football, Waterson worked at Doncaster Works. During the First World War he enlisted in the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). He subsequently transferred to the Durham Light Infantry and was serving as a corporal when he was wounded on the

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during the

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in October 1918. Waterson died of his wounds on 12 October 1918, at a

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near Hazebrouck, France. His death occurred just under a month before the Armistice. He was buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, near Hazebrouck.

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1877 births Footballers from Burton upon Trent English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Men's association football forwards Fulham F.C. players English Football League players British Army personnel of World War I King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry soldiers 1918 deaths Durham Light Infantry soldiers Burton Swifts F.C. players Burton United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players British military personnel killed in World War I Midland Football League players Doncaster Rovers F.C. non-playing staff {{England-footy-midfielder-1870s-stub