George Walker (footballer, born 1909)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Rosslyn Juniors | ||
| 1926–1933 | St Mirren | 210 | (6) |
| 1933–1936 | Notts County | ||
| 1936–1939 | Crystal Palace | 102 | (1) |
| 1939 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1930–1931[2] | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
| 1931–1932[3] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Walker (born 24 May 1909)[4] was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for St Mirren, Notts County, Crystal Palace, Watford and Scotland.[5][6][7] He made 102 Football League appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring once, between June 1936 and July 1939.[4]
He was the nephew of Heart of Midlothian and Scotland forward Bobby Walker; his sisters were both married to footballers on the same day in 1935 (Jenny to Bobby Hogg of Celtic and Mary to Tom Fenner latterly of Bradford City).[8]
References
[edit]- Footnotes
- ^ "Palace out for championship. No lack of enterprise at Selhurst". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "[Scotland player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "[SFL player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 342. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 278)
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ Double footie marriage in Paisley, Daily Record, 30 March 2013
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links
[edit]- George Walker at the Scottish Football Association
- George Walker at holmesdale.net
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- Scottish football defender, 1900s birth stubs
- 1909 births
- Footballers from Musselburgh
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Rosslyn Juniors F.C. players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen