Willie Walker (footballer)
William Fulton Walker was a Scottish amateur football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Fulton Walker[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1914 | Queen's Park | 23 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Walker's brothers Jim and Frank were also Queen's Park footballers.[3] Prior to the First World War, Walker worked for the Todd & Walker law firm in Paisley.[3] During the war, he served as a second lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was wounded in May 1917.[1][3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1911–12[2] | Scottish First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1912–13[2] | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 9 | ||
| 1913–14[2] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1914–15[2] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | ||
- Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- Appearance in Glasgow Cup
References
- Willie Walker on Lives of the First World War
- "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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