George Walker (footballer, born 1909)

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]

George Walker
Personal information
Date of birth 24 May 1909
Place of birth Musselburgh, Scotland
Playing position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Rosslyn Juniors
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

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
  1. "[Scotland player] George Wilson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. "[SFL player] George Wilson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 342. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. (Smith 2013, p. 278)
  5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Walker George Image 1 St Mirren 1930, Vintage Footballers
  7. Double footie marriage in Paisley, Daily Record, 30 March 2013
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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