Harry Walkerdine

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Harry Walkerdine
Personal information
Full name Henry Walkerdine
Date of birth 21 January 1870
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 7 November 1949(1949-11-07) (aged 79)
Place of death Mansfield, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gainsborough Trinity
1889–1893 Notts County 38 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Walkerdine (1870–1949) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County.[1]

Harry Walkerdine played and scored in the first Football League match between Notts County and Nottingham Forest at Trent Bridge on 8 October 1892 watched by 18,000 in which Notts won 3-0.[2]

After his football career finished Walkerdine became a journalist in Mansfield.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "The First Derby". 11 August 2020.