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Jim Walker (Scottish footballer)

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Jim Walker
Personal information
Full name James Walker[1]
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1919 Queen's Park 15 (3)
1919–1925 Third Lanark 189 (7)
1925–1926 Dundee United 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Walker was a Scottish professional football inside forward who made over 180 appearances in the Scottish League for Third Lanark. He also played for Dundee United and Queen's Park.

Personal life

Walker's brothers Willie and Frank were also Queen's Park footballers.[2] He served in the Glasgow Highlanders during the First World War.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1913–14[1] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
1914–15[1] 13 4 2[b] 0 15 4
1918–19[1] 4 0 1[c] 0 5 0
Total 19 4 0 0 4 0 23 4
Third Lanark 1919–20[3] Scottish First Division 40 0 4 0 44 0
1920–21[3] 33 1 3 0 36 1
1921–22[3] 39 1 2 0 41 1
1922–23[3] 30 2 8 0 38 2
1923–24[3] 19 1 0 0 19 1
1924–25[3] 28 1 1 0 29 1
Total 189 7 18 0 207 7
Dundee United 1925–26[4] Scottish First Division 33 3 1 0 34 3
Career total 241 14 19 0 4 0 264 14
  1. ^ Appearance in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
  2. ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in War Fund Shield.
  3. ^ Appearance in Victory Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ "Jim Walker | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". www.arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2018.