Frank Walker (Scottish footballer)

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Frank Walker
Personal information
Full name Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker[1]
Date of birth 1897
Place of birth Lochwinnoch, Scotland
Date of death 1949 (aged 51–52)[2]
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1917 Queen's Park 12 (6)
1919–1927 Third Lanark 188 (68)
National team
1922 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker (1897–1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 180 appearances as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark.[1][3] He was capped by Scotland at international level.[4]

Personal life[]

Walker attended Paisley Grammar School and his two older brothers, Willie and Jim, also played football for Queen's Park.[2][5] After leaving school, he took up a job as a civil servant.[6] In March 1917, during the First World War, Walker was called up to serve with the Royal Field Artillery.[2] Holding the rank of bombardier, he was part of the Army of Occupation and was stationed in Cologne.[2] After retiring from football due to a broken leg, Walker became an income tax inspector.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Name: Walker, Francis Gemmell Fulton". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 278.
  5. ^ "Queen's Park Players and Professionalism". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 1928. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Some Football Reminisces By Frank Walker" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ^ Walker 1928, p. 5.


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