Jock Walker

Jock Walker
Personal information
Full name John A Walker[1]
Date of birth 8 October 1882[1]
Place of birth Beith, Scotland
Date of death 16 December 1968(1968-12-16) (aged 86)[2]
Playing position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eastern Burnside
Cambuslang Rangers
0000–1903 Burnbank Athletic
1903–1904 Raith Rovers 7 (0)
1904–1907 Rangers 14 (0)
1904–1905 Beith (loan)
1905 → Ayr Parkhouse (loan)
1905 → Royal Albert (loan)
1906–1907 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 19 (1)
1907–1913 Swindon Town 223 (0)
1913–1921 Middlesbrough 106 (0)
1915–1916 → Swindon Town (guest)
1921–1923 Reading 59 (0)
National team
1911–1913 Scotland 9 (0)
Southern League XI 4
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John A. Walker (8 October 1882 – 16 December 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back and is perhaps best remembered for his six seasons in the Southern League with Swindon Town.[1][3] He also played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Rangers and Cowdenbeath and in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Reading.[2][4][5][6]

He won 9 caps for Scotland at international level and represented the Southern League XI.[2][7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Raith Rovers 1903–04[2] Scottish League Second Division 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Rangers 1905–06[8][lower-alpha 1] Scottish League First Division 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
Cowdenbeath (loan) 1906–07[2] Scottish League Second Division 19 1 6 0 — 25 1
Swindon Town 1907–08[9] Southern League First Division 38 0 4 0 0 0 42 0
1908–09[9] 39 0 1 0 0 0 40 0
1909–10[9] 40 0 5 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 48 0
1910–11[9] 36 0 4 0 6[lower-alpha 2] 0 46 0
1911–12[9] 31 0 7 0 0 0 38 0
1912–13[9] 30 0 3 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 34 0
Total 223 0 24 0 10 0 257 0
Middlesbrough 1913–14[10] First Division 37 0 1 0 — 38 0
1914–15[10] 33 0 1 0 — 34 0
1919–20[10] 34 0 1 0 — 35 0
1920–21[10] 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 106 0 3 0 — 109 0
Reading 1921–22[6] Third Division South 31 0 — — 31 0
1922–23[6] 28 0 — — 28 0
Total 59 0 — — 59 0
Career total 428 1 33 0 10 0 471 1
  1. ↑ In the source, Walker's one-year Rangers spell has been appended in error onto that of an older player of the same name whose career as a forward with the club ended at the same time as the younger player arrived.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in Southern League Cup.

Honours

Club

Swindon Town

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 298. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ↑ (Smith 2013, p. 279)
  4. ↑ "Super jock Jock was a rock in Town's defence". Swindon Advertiser. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Oldest and Youngest Players". RoyalsRecord. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "John Walker (Jock Walker)". Athletic News. 28 March 1910. Retrieved 22 September 2018 – via "Play Up, Liverpool".
  7. ↑ "John Walker | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rangers Player John Walker, Games Played". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Jock WALKER – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "John Walker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Swindon Town". fchd.info. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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