Johnny Walker (footballer, born 1928)

Johnny Walker
Personal information
Full name John Young Hilley Walker
Date of birth (1928-12-17) 17 December 1928
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
1944–1945 Campsie Black Watch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1952 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 (21)
1952–1957 Southampton 172 (48)
1957–1964 Reading 287 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Young Hilley Walker (born 17 December 1928)[1] is a Scottish former footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southampton and Reading.

Career

Walker began his professional career when he joined Football League First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1947. He had to wait until 18 February 1950 to make his senior debut, when he played in a 1–0 win against Portsmouth, the first of twelve appearances during this season, which yielded eight goals.

The forward scored eleven times during the 1950–51 campaign, but found himself out of favour with manager Stan Cullis as time progressed, and by the next season he made only five appearances. Despite his record of 26 goals in 44 games, Walker was allowed to leave Molineux in October 1952 to join Southampton for £12,000.

He continued to score goals for his new club, netting 52 in total for the Saints during a six-season stay before he departed to join Reading in December 1957 for a £2,500 fee. He played for the Royals in the Third Division until retiring from playing in 1964.

Walker later also served Reading as their reserve team coach before leaving football in 1979 to work for the Royal Mail.

References

  1. ↑ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.

Bibliography

  • Matthews, Tony (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. West Midlands: Britespot. ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
  • Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  • "Talented Scot who was squeezed out". Wolves Heroes. 25 November 2010.
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