About Walter Bunch
Lived 1872 – 1937 (aged 64–65). Walter Bunch was a British association football player.
Walter Wilbert Swanson Bunch (15 August 1872 – 1937) was an English professional footballer who made 70 appearances in the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Walsall and Small Heath.
Bunch was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. A full back, he entered league football when he joined First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1895. He made his Football League debut on 4 January 1896 in a 4–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers. Only ever a reserve, he made just seven first-team appearances during four seasons with the club.
He moved to Walsall in the 1899 close season, and played regularly, making 61 appearances in two seasons. so he signed for a third Midlands club, Small Heath, in September 1901. but was forced to retire in 1902, his career cut short by illness and injury.
He went on to run a pub in Dudley, and died in Somerset in 1937.
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Who was Walter Bunch?
British footballer (1872-1937)
When was Walter Bunch born?
Walter Bunch was born on 15 August 1872 in Weston-super-Mare.
When did Walter Bunch die?
Walter Bunch died in 1937 in Somerset.
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Walter Bunch was an association football player.
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Walter Bunch was British.
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