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Jim Walker (Scottish footballer)

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Jim Walker
Third Lanark team during 1923 tour – Walker kneeling, far left
Personal information
Full name James Walker[1]
Date of birth 1893[2]
Place of birth Paisley, 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 footballer who made over 180 appearances as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark.[3] He took part in the club's off-season tour of South America in 1923.[4][5] He also played for Dundee United and Queen's Park.[3]

An appearance in the 1920 Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match was the closest he came to any international recognition.[3][6]

Personal life

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Walker's brothers Willie and Frank were also Queen's Park footballers.[7][8] He served in the Glasgow Highlanders during the First World War and was a school teacher by profession.[7][8][2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1913–14[1] Scottish Division One 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 Division One 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[9] Scottish Division One 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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Walker, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b 'Highland Pride': La Plata, Argentina to Liverpool, England, 4 Aug 1923, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878–1960, via Ancestry (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ Potter, David (15 August 2009). Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84502-578-6.
  6. ^ Football. | International Trial, The Glasgow Herald, 31 March 1920. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Queen's Park Players and Professionalism". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 1928. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Jim Walker | Player Statistics". Arab Archive. Retrieved 17 July 2018.