Joe Walton (footballer, born 1884)

Joe Walton

Personal information
Full name	Joseph W. Walton
Date of birth	1884
Place of birth	North Shields, England
Date of death	unknown
Playing position	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?–1903	Wallsend Park Villa
1903–1904	Sheffield Wednesday	0	(0)
1904–1906	New Brompton	62	(0)
1906–1909	Chelsea	53	(0)
–	Swansea Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Joseph W. "Joe" Walton (born 1884, date of death unknown) was an English professional association football player of the early twentieth century.

Born in North Shields, he joined Sheffield Wednesday in 1903 from a minor team in Wallsend but never started a match for the "Owls" in The Football League.^[1] In 1904 he joined New Brompton of the Southern League, where he played regularly for two seasons.^[2] He then moved to Chelsea, who had joined The Football League a year earlier. He made over 50 appearances for the club before moving on once again to Swansea Town, his last known club.^[1]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. p. 271. ISBN 1-8994-6867-6.
2. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 22–23. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.