{{Infobox football biography | name = Walter Eames | image = | upright = | caption = | full_name = Walter Eames | birth_date = January 1884 | birth_place = Watford, Hertfordshire | death_date = 11 March 1941 | death_place = Leavesden, Hertfordshire | height = | position = Forward | years1 = 1903–1906 | clubs1 = Watford | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1906–1907 | clubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 1907–1908 | clubs3 = Watford | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1908–1909 | clubs4 = New Brompton | caps4 =18 | goals4 = 5 }}
'''Walter Eames''' (January 1884 – 11 March 1941) was an English professional footballer who played for Watford, Tottenham Hotspur and New Brompton.
==Career== Born in Watford Walter Eames signed to his local club with a professional contract in 1903.{{sfn|Goodwin|1992|pp=121}} He stayed with the club until the beginning of the 1906–07 where in May 1906 he signed to Tottenham Hotspur.{{sfn|Goodwin|1992|pp=121}} His debut was in the very first game of the season on 1 September 1906 in a Southern League game against West Ham United, which Tottenham lost at White Hart Lane 2–0.{{sfn|Soar|1995|p=238}} He stayed at the club for one season playing a total of 13 games and scoring 4 goals before moving to New Brompton.{{sfn|Goodwin|1992|pp=121}} He made his debut for the club against Portsmouth on 12 December 1908 and scored both his team's goals in a 3–2 defeat. In total during the season he played 18 Southern League games and scored 5 goals. He did not remain with the club beyond the 1908–09 season.{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=24}}
He is recorded having died in Leavesden, Hertfordshire in March 1941.{{sfn|Goodwin|1992|pp=121}}
== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|Southern League !colspan="2"|Western League !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Tottenham Hotspur |rowspan=2|Southern League |1906–07 |7||2||4||0||2||2||13||4 |- |New Brompton |1908–09 |18||5||colspan=2 {{NA}}||0||0||18||5 |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==Works cited== *{{cite book | last = Brown | first = Tony | title = The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record | publisher = Soccerdata | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-1-8994-6820-1 }} * {{cite book |first=Phil |last=Soar |title=Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995 |year=1995 |publisher=Hamlyn |isbn=0-600-58706-1 }} * {{cite book |title=The Spurs Alphabet |first=Bob |last=Goodwin |isbn=0-9514862-8-4 |publisher=ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd |year=1992}}
Category:1884 births Category:1941 deaths Category:Watford F.C. players Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Category:Gillingham F.C. players