Walter Holbem

Walter Holbem
Personal information
Full name Walter Holbem[1]
Date of birth 1884[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England[1]
Date of death June 18, 1930(1930-06-18) (aged 43–44)[2]
Place of death Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, England[2]
Position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Staten Island Soccer club
1906–1911 The Wednesday 86 (0)
1911–1913 Everton 18 (0)
1913–1914 St Mirren
1914–1915 Preston North End 37 (0)
1919 Southport Central
Total 141 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Holbem (1884–1930) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, Preston North End and The Wednesday.[1][3] He died in June 1930 after he was struck by lightning at Ascot Racecourse where he was working as a bookmaker.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Walter Holbem at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 "Sheffield Wednesday FC - The Unusual Death of Walter Holbem (1884 - 1930)". chrishobbs.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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