Biography
Left winger Walter Dagnall joined Hull City in May 1906 and stayed just one season, making eight appearances and scoring twice – once in a November 1906 1-0 win over Lincoln and once a 1-2 defeat in the reverse fixture the following March. Ill health affected his progress at Hull and he left in the 1907 close season.
William Dagnall, the name Walter later used, was one of a number of players in City’s early years born in Prescot near Liverpool. Dagnall made his name at Lancashire Combination side St Helens Recreation after starting his career at Prescot. He returned briefly to St Helens Recs after his season at City before joining Skelmersdale United, then saw out his career at Prescot Athletic and Rossendale United. Dagnall came from a footballing family and several namesakes were contemporaries in the Lancashire football scene of the early 20th century. He died in Prescot in July 1943.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 3 March 1879, Prescot
Hull City First Game: 1 September 1906, Wolverhampton Wanderers A (Division Two), 27 years, 182 days old
Hull City Final Game: 30 March 1907, Burton United A (Division Two), 28 years, 27 days old
Clubs
Prescot (1902-1903), St Helens Recreation (1903-1906), Hull City (1906-1907), St Helens Recreational (1907), Skelmersdale United (1907-1908), Prescot Athletic (1908-1909), Rossendale United (1909-1910)
Hull City Record
Career: 8 apps, 2 goals
Walter Dagnall| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |