Charlie Walker (footballer, born 1911)

Charlie Walker
Personal information
Full name Charles Edward Walker
Date of birth (1911-05-14)14 May 1911
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 7 May 1990(1990-05-07) (aged 78)
Place of death Jacksonville, Florida, US
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Playing position Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1936 Arsenal 0 (0)
1935–1936 → Margate (loan)
1936–1939 West Ham United 110 (0)
1946–1948 Margate 78 (0)
Ashford Town
Teams managed
1946–1948 Margate
1948–1951 Ashford Town
?000–1953 Ramsgate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Charles Edward Walker (14 May 1911 – 7 May 1990) was an English footballer who played as a left-back in the Football League for West Ham United.[1][2]

Born in Nottingham, Walker started his career at Arsenal. He spent a period on loan to Arsenal's nursery club Margate,[2] but never played a first-team game for Arsenal themselves, with opportunities limited by the presence of England captain Eddie Hapgood. Walker joined West Ham United in 1936, and went on to make 118 league and cup appearances for the east London club (his 3 in 1939–40 were expunged from the records after the outbreak of World War II).[1][3]

Walker played in all but one of the Football League War Cup games of the 1939-40 season, leading to victory at Wembley in June 1940. He competed in a further 38 war-time matches before signing up with the Royal Air Force.[3]

After the war, Walker played in 21 games of the new Football League South season of 1945–46, which included pre-war First and Second Division clubs. His last game for West Ham was a 3–3 away draw against Wolves that season.[3]

After this Walker rejoined Margate as player-manager for two seasons (winning the Kent League) and then moving to Ashford Town in a similar role for the following three seasons (winning the Kent League in his first season). He later managed Ramsgate in a part-time capacity.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Trice, Jeff. "Charlie Walker". margatefchistory.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 208. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.


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