Walter "Watty" Samuel Corbett (26 November 1880 in Wellington, Shropshire

Wellington, Shropshire

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 – 1955 in Birmingham

Birmingham

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) was an English

England

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 amateur football (soccer)

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 player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics

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He was a member of the English team

England national amateur football team

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, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

In 1908 he was a member of the full England

England national football team

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 squad who toured Europe for the first time, making three appearances in the space of seven days against Austria

Austria national football team

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, Hungary

Hungary national football team

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 and Bohemia; all three matches resulted in comfortable victories for England.