About William Boyd Dalton
Lived 1870 – 1946 (aged 76). William Boyd Dalton was an association football player.
William Dalton (1870-1946) was an Irish footballer who played as a forward. He made his Ireland debut aged 18 years and eight days, and went on to win eleven caps for Ireland, scoring four goals, including two on his international debut against Scotland in the 1887-88 British Home Championship. He also played once for the Irish League XI against England in 1894, and also played and scored in an unofficial international against a Canadian touring side.
Dalton and his wife Kathryn later emigrated to Canada, where he died aged 76 in 1946.
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(1870-1946)
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William Boyd Dalton was born on 16 March 1870 in Belfast.
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William Boyd Dalton died on 19 May 1946.
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William Boyd Dalton was an association football player.
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