Walter John Zealley (2 November 1874 – 15 May 1956) was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He represented Great Britain at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team. He scored one goal.[2]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Walter John Zealley | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1874[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bothenhampton, Dorset, England | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 1956 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Weymouth, Dorset, England | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Inside-left | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1892–1910 | Bridport | |||||||||||||
| Upton Park | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1900 | Great Britain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Zealley was a dairy farmer, working on the family farm in Dorset, and a Sergeant in the Dorset Yeomanry. His brother, Arthur, played Minor Counties cricket for Dorset.[2][3]
He played as an amateur with Bridport, where he scored 73 goals in 226 appearances between 1899 and 1908. He regularly joined Upton Park for annual tours of Britain, the Channel Islands and France.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Jack Zealley at Olympedia
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Zealley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ a b Morrison, Ian. "GB Olympic Champions 1896–2012 – Football: ZEALLEY, Walter John "Jack"". gbolympics.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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