William Walker (footballer, born 1884)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1884[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yoker, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 May 1945 (aged 61)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1906 | Glasgow Perthshire | ||
| 1902–1906 | Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 1904–1906 | → Clyde (loan) | 40 | (8) |
| 1906–1918 | Clyde | 316 | (19) |
| 1907–1908 | → Reading (loan) | ||
| 1917–1918 | → Clydebank (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 1918–1921 | Clydebank | 84 | (3) |
| 1921–1923 | Fraserburgh | ||
| International career | |||
| 1906[2][a] | SFL 2 XI v SFL 1 XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1909–1912[3][b] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1909–1910[6] | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Walker (18 January 1884 – 2 May 1945) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Rangers, Clyde, Reading, Clydebank, Fraserburgh and Scotland.[7][8]
Honours
Clyde
- Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1909–10, 1911–12
- Scottish Division Two: 1904–05
- Runners-up: 1905–06
- Glasgow Charity Cup: 1909–10[9]
- Glasgow & West Shield: 1906–07[10]
Clydebank
Fraserburgh
- Aberdeenshire League: 1922–23[14]
- Aberdeenshire Charity Cup: 1921–22[15]
Scotland
References
- ^ Inter-league match between Second Division XI v First Division XI of the Scottish Football League.
- ^ The source lists 1 match in 1909, but Walker also played in a 1912 match,[4] with Jimmy Gordon counted twice.[5]
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ "FIRST LEAGUE v SECOND LEAGUE". Scottish Referee. 14 May 1906 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"FOOTBALL RESULT". Barrhead News. 18 May 1906 – via British Newspaper Archive. - ^ "SFL player William Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Scottish League, 3; Irish League, 1, The Glasgow Herald, 7 November 1912
- ^ Wed 06 Nov 1912 Irish League 1 SFL 3, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "Scotland player William Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 279)
- ^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- ^ "CLYDE V THIRD LANARK 1-1 (GLASGOW CHARITY CUP FINAL: MAY 14, 1910)". Play up Liverpool. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "WESTERN SHIELD". Scottish Referee. 17 May 1907. Retrieved 27 April 2022. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "CELTIC V RANGERS WHEN?". Daily Record. 13 May 1918. Retrieved 27 April 2022. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "CLYDEBANK CHARITY CUP". Sunday Post. 1 June 1919. Retrieved 27 April 2022. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "CUP FOR CLYDEBANK". Sunday Post. 16 May 1920. Retrieved 27 April 2022. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "THE CHAMPIONSHIPS". Press and Journal. 23 April 1923. Retrieved 27 April 2022. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". Fraserburgh Herald. 14 March 1922. Retrieved 27 April 2022. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "International: WILLIAM WALKER". Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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