Walter Edward Boyes (5 January 1913 – 16 September 1960[2]) was an English footballer who earned three caps for the national team between 1935 and 1938. He played club football for West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Notts County and Scunthorpe United.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Edward Boyes | ||
Date of birth | (1913-01-05)5 January 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Upperthorpe, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 16 September 1960(1960-09-16) (aged 47) | ||
Place of death | Sheffield, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
Woodhouse Mills United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1938 | West Bromwich Albion | 151 | (35) |
1938–1949 | Everton | 66 | (11) |
1949–1950 | Notts County | 3 | (1) |
1950–1951 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | (2) |
National team | |||
1935–1938 | England | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Boyes was born in Upperthorpe, Sheffield.[1] After playing for Sheffield Boys and Woodhouse Mills United, he turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in February 1931.[3] He scored in the 4–2 1935 FA Cup Final defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, the club he supported as a boy.[3] In February 1938 Boyes joined Everton for a £6000 fee [3] and instantly formed a great left wing partnership with Alex Stevenson, which helped the side clinch the 1938/39 league title.[4]
During the Second World War, he appeared as a guest player for Aldershot, Brentford, Clapton Orient, Leeds United, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Newcastle United, Preston North End and Sunderland.[3]
In June 1949, Boyes took up the role of player-coach at Notts County.[3] He was Scunthorpe United's player-trainer between 1950 and 1953.[3] He later became player-manager at Retford Town (1954) and Hyde United (1958).[3] Boyes joined Swansea Town as trainer in 1959, but retired due to illness in May of the following year.[3]
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