Paddy Waters, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paddy Waters

Irish footballer

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1922

Date of Death: 02-Mar-2004

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Paddy Waters

  • Patrick Mary Waters (31 January 1922 – 2 March 2004) was an Irish soccer player during the 1940s and 1950s. Waters began his career at Donore before moving to Bohemians in 1941.
  • Paddy was a member of the 1945 Bohemian Inter City Cup winning team against Belfast Celtic at Dalymount Park.
  • He made 117 senior appearances for the club and scored 13 goals. In 1946 he moved to Glentoran and from there to Preston North End.
  • He spent 3 years at Deepdale before moving to Carlisle United under the management of his former Preston team-mate, the legendary Bill Shankly.
  • Shankly once said of Waters that "he could run like a hare, and tackle like a bear, he was as good a defender as there was." Waters retired from professional football in February 1958.

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