Walter Scott (footballer, born 1886)
# Walter Scott (footballer, born 1886)

Walter Scott (21 January 1886 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Sunderland and Everton. He notably became the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a single match, for Grimsby Town versus Burnley in a Second Division fixture in 1909. He saved 14 of 17 penalties during the 1908–09 season. He represented the Irish League XI.

## Personal life

Scott briefly served as a private in the Army Service Corps during the First World War, being stationed at the Mechanical Transport Training Depot in Osterley Park between July and October 1917.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Everton | 1909–10 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Everton | 1910–11 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Everton | Total | Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 1911–12 | First Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
