Billy Walker
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Billy Walker (29 October 1897 - 28 November 1964) was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s.
One of Aston Villa's true legends, Walker was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire. He joined Villa in 1914 and stayed at Villa Park his entire playing career, retiring in 1934.
He made 531 appearances for Villa between 1919 and 1933, scoring 244 goals. He remains Aston Villa FC's all-time top goalscorer to this day. He was an FA Cup Winner with Villa in 1920.
Walker played for England 18 times, scoring 8 goals.
He also successfully managed Sheffield Wednesday leading them to the FA Cup in 1935, and Nottingham Forest from 1939 to 1960, bringing promotion to the First Division in 1956-57 and an FA Cup final triumph two years later.
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