Given the question: Facts: - clubs: bristol city blackpool wellingborough brentford portsmouth blackpool - caps: 16 33 2 - position: centre forward - years: 1901 1902 1907 - birth date: 1881 - fullname: walter s. cookson - name: walter cookson - birth place: preston , england - goals: 5 8 1 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of walter cookson .
The answer is:
walter s. cookson -lrb- born 1881 in preston -rrb- was an english professional footballer .he played for nelson , bristol city , blackpool , wellingborough , brentford and portsmouth .