Wally Jennings

Wally Jennings

Personal information
Full name	Walter Henry Jennings
Date of birth	1 April 1909
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	4 November 1993
Place of death	Bristol, England
Playing position	Right half
Youth career
1927	Bristol Rovers trial
1927	Blackburn Rovers trial
19??-1928	South Bristol Central OB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1928–1933	Bristol City	122	(1)
1933–1935	Cardiff City	30	(0)
19??–19??	Bath City
19??–19??	Cheltenham Town
Teams managed
19??-19??	Everton scout
19??-19??	Bristol Rovers scout
19??-19??	Bath City scout
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Walter Henry "Wally" Jennings (born 1 April 1909 and died 4 November 1993 in Bristol) was an English footballer who played as a right half. He made over 150 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.^[1]

Career

Wally Jennings played locally for South Bristol Central Old Boys and had trials with Bristol Rovers & Blackburn Rovers. Alex Raisbeck signed Jennings in May 1928 for Bristol City.^{[2] [3]} Jennings moved to Cardiff City in June 1933. Jennings later played for Bath City, Cheltenham Town and Bristol St George.^[2] After retiring from playing Wally Jennings was a scout for Everton, Bristol Rovers and Bath City.^[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
2. Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
3. Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.