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'''Walter Pollard''' (26 September 1906 – 26 July 1945) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[inside forward]]. Pollard died from a heart attack, aged 38, in 1945.<ref>{{cite book | title=Who's Who of West Ham United | publisher=Independent UK Sports Publications | author=Hogg, Tony | year=1995 | location=London | pages=166 | isbn=1-899429-01-8}}</ref>
'''Walter Pollard''' (26 September 1906 – 26 July 1945) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[inside forward]]. Pollard died from a heart attack, aged 38, in 1945.<ref>{{cite book | title=Who's Who of West Ham United | publisher=Independent UK Sports Publications | author=Hogg, Tony | year=1995 | location=London | pages=166 | isbn=1-899429-01-8}}</ref>


== Early Years ==
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Pollard was born 26 September 1906 in Burnley Lancashire to Robert Pollard and Margaret Ellen Atkinson. <ref>'''Birth Registration''': "England & Wales General Register Office", [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp?index=EW_Birth&year=1906&range=0&surname=POLLARD&motherssurname=ATKINSON&forename1=WALTER&gender=M&quarter=D&district=THE%20BURNLEY%20UNION&volume=08E&page=191 GRO Online Indexes - Birth] (accessed 4 August 2024), Pollard, Walter (Mother's maiden name: Atkinson). ''GRO Reference:'' 1906 Oct-Nov-Dec in [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/burnley.html The Burnley Union] Volume 08E Page 191.</ref> He was the youngest of three sons. The family lived at 55 Nairne Street in Burnley. Walter's father was a moulder of sanitary wares.<ref>'''1911 Census''': "1911 England Census", The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 472; ED, institution, or vessel: 18; Piece: 24841, {{Ancestry Sharing|20216701|7b22746f6b656e223a2264386662646d4a506f7a51337a434e736c63376d3446444f6f4b6e584c6b6a416152457a4c5334444a50633d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d}} - {{Ancestry Record|2352|26131646|uk}} (accessed 4 August 2024), Walter Pollard (4) son, At School, in household of Robert Pollard (38) at 55 Varme St, Burnley, Lancashire, England. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England.</ref> By 1921, aged fourteen, Walter worked as a cotton weaver for the Wood Top Manufacturing Company in Burnley. By this time, the family had moved a few doors down to 68 Nairne Street. <ref>'''1911 Census''': "1911 England Census", The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 472; ED, institution, or vessel: 18; Piece: 24841, {{Ancestry Sharing|20216701|7b22746f6b656e223a2264386662646d4a506f7a51337a434e736c63376d3446444f6f4b6e584c6b6a416152457a4c5334444a50633d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d}} - {{Ancestry Record|2352|26131646|uk}} (accessed 4 August 2024), Walter Pollard (4) son, At School, in household of Robert Pollard (38) at 55 Varme St, Burnley, Lancashire, England. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England.</ref>

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Pollard was born 26 September 1906 in Burnley Lancashire to Robert Pollard and Margaret Ellen Atkinson. <ref>'''Birth Registration''': "England & Wales General Register Office", [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp?index=EW_Birth&year=1906&range=0&surname=POLLARD&motherssurname=ATKINSON&forename1=WALTER&gender=M&quarter=D&district=THE%20BURNLEY%20UNION&volume=08E&page=191 GRO Online Indexes - Birth] (accessed 4 August 2024), Pollard, Walter (Mother's maiden name: Atkinson). ''GRO Reference:'' 1906 Oct-Nov-Dec in [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/burnley.html The Burnley Union] Volume 08E Page 191.</ref> He was the youngest of three sons. The family lived at 55 Nairne Street in Burnley. Walter's father was a moulder of sanitary wares.<ref>'''1911 Census''': "1911 Census England Wales, : ; : ; : , - uk (accessed 4 August 2024), Walter Pollard (4) son, At , in household of Robert Pollard (38) at 55 Burnley Lancashire, England. Born in Burnley .</ref> By 1921, aged fourteen, Walter worked as a cotton weaver for the Wood Top Manufacturing Company in Burnley. By this time, the family had moved a few doors down to 68 Nairne Street. <ref>''' Census''': " England ", The National Archives; ; ; District : 472 18 : - uk (accessed 4 August 2024), Walter Pollard () son, , in household of Robert Pollard () at Burnley Lancashire, England. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England.</ref>

== Football Career ==

Pollard married Gladys May Harrison in the September quarter of 1935 in West Ham. <ref>'''Marriage Registration''': "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005", Volume: 4A; Page: 1092, [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD%2FM%2F1935%2F3%2FAZ%2F001230&parentid=BMD%2FM%2F1935%2F3%2FAZ%2F001230%2F027 FindMyPast Image] - [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD%2FM%2F1935%2F3%2FAZ%2F001230%2F027&tab=this FindMyPast Transcription] (accessed 4 August 2024), Walter Pollard marriage to Harrison registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1935 in West Ham.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:21, 4 August 2024

Walter Pollard
Pollard with West Ham United
Personal information
Full name Walter Pollard
Date of birth (1906-09-26)26 September 1906
Place of birth Burnley, England
Date of death 26 July 1945(1945-07-26) (aged 38)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1929 Burnley 20 (4)
1929–1933 West Ham United 37 (3)
1933–1934 Sochaux ? (?)
1934 Fulham 0 (0)
1934–1936 Southampton 23 (3)
1936–1937 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
1936–1937 Tunbridge Wells Rangers ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Pollard (26 September 1906 – 26 July 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Pollard died from a heart attack, aged 38, in 1945.[2]

Early Years

Pollard was born 26 September 1906 in Burnley Lancashire to Robert Pollard and Margaret Ellen Atkinson. [3] He was the youngest of three sons. The family lived at 55 Nairne Street in Burnley. Walter's father was a moulder of sanitary wares.[4] By 1921, aged fourteen, Walter worked as a cotton weaver for the Wood Top Manufacturing Company in Burnley. By this time, the family had moved a few doors down to 68 Nairne Street. [5]

Football Career

Pollard married Gladys May Harrison in the September quarter of 1935 in West Ham. [6]

References

  1. ^ "Brighton & Hove A. Schemer signed". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Hogg, Tony (1995). Who's Who of West Ham United. London: Independent UK Sports Publications. p. 166. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
  3. ^ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 4 August 2024), Pollard, Walter (Mother's maiden name: Atkinson). GRO Reference: 1906 Oct-Nov-Dec in The Burnley Union Volume 08E Page 191.
  4. ^ 1911 Census: "1911 Census For England & Wales", Series: RG14; Piece number: 24841; Schedule: 3, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 4 August 2024), Walter Pollard (4) son, At school, in household of Robert Pollard (38) at 55 Nairne Street Burnley in Burnley registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Burnley Lancs.
  5. ^ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales", Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 20203; District reference: RD 472 RS 2 ED 18, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 4 August 2024), Walter Pollard (14) son, Cotton Weaver, in household of Robert Pollard (48) at 68, Nairne Street in Burnley registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Employed by Wood Top Mft Co Bley, Cotton Mfts.
  6. ^ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005", Volume: 4A; Page: 1092, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 4 August 2024), Walter Pollard marriage to Harrison registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1935 in West Ham.
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939.
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