Fred Waterson


Frederick Waterson was an English professional football right half who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Burton Swifts and Burton United. After his retirement as a player, he served Doncaster Rovers as assistant trainer.

Personal life

After his retirement from league football, Waterson worked at Doncaster Works. During the First World War he enlisted in the King's Own. He subsequently transferred to the Durham Light Infantry and was serving as a corporal when he was wounded on the Western Front during the Hundred Days Offensive in October 1918. Waterson died of his wounds on 12 October 1918, at a Casualty Clearing Station near Hazebrouck, France. His death occurred just under a month before the Armistice. He was buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, near Hazebrouck.

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