Willie Walker (footballer)

Willie Walker
Personal information
Full name William F Walker[1]
Place of birth Scotland
Playing position 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.

William F. "Willie" Walker was a Scottish amateur football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]

Personal life

Walker's brothers Jim and Frank were also Queen's Park footballers.[2] Prior to the First World War, Walker worked for the Todd & Walker law firm in Paisley.[2] During the war he served as a lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was wounded in May 1917.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1911–12[1] Scottish League First Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
1912–13[1] 13 7 1 2 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 15 9
1913–14[1] 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1914–15[1] 3 1 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 4 1
Career total 23 9 1 2 2 0 26 11
  1. ↑ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearance in Glasgow Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 14 October 2016.


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