George Walker (footballer, born 1909)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 May 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | |||
1926–1933 | St Mirren | 210 | (6) |
1933–1936 | Notts County | ||
1936–1939 | Crystal Palace | 102 | (1) |
1939 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
1930–1931[1] | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
1931–1932[2] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
George Walker (born 24 May 1909)[3] was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for St Mirren, Notts County, Crystal Palace, Watford and Scotland.[4][5][6] He made 102 Football League appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring once, between June 1936 and July 1939.[3]
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).[7]
References[]
- Footnotes
- ^ "[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. 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. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Walker George Image 1 St Mirren 1930, Vintage Footballers
- ^ Double footie marriage in Paisley, Daily Record, 30 March 2013
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links[]
- George Walker at the Scottish Football Association
- George Walker at holmesdale.net
Categories:
- 1909 births
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- 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
- Sportspeople from Musselburgh
- Rosslyn Juniors F.C. players
- Scottish football defender, 1900s birth stubs