Walter Anthony (footballer)

Walter Anthony
Personal information
Full name Walter Anthony
Date of birth (1879-11-21)21 November 1879
Place of birth Basford, England
Date of death 26 January 1950(1950-01-26) (aged 70)
Place of death Basford, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Osmaston
Heanor Town
189?–190? Newstead Byron
190?–1904 Arnold
1904–1905 Nottingham Forest 6 (0)
1905–1908 Brighton & Hove Albion 80 (8)
1908–1915 Blackburn Rovers 149 (11)
1915–19?? Stalybridge Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Anthony (21 November 1879 – 26 January 1950) was an English professional footballer who made 155 Football League appearances playing as an outside forward for Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers, with whom he won the 1911–12 Football League title and the 1912 FA Charity Shield. He also played in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion.