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Willie Walker (footballer, born 1891)

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Willie Walker
Personal information
Full name William Burn Walker[1]
Date of birth 1891
Place of birth Darlington, England
Date of death 1968 (aged 76–77)[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Darlington Albion
Darlington
Darlington St Augustine's
1909–1921 Fulham 168 (24)
1921–1922 Lincoln City 33 (5)
1923–1924 Lincoln City 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Burn Walker (1891–1968) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Fulham and Lincoln City.[1][3] He was the first Fulham player to receive a red card in a Football League match, versus Bradford City on 15 February 1913.[4]

Personal life

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Walker served in the British Army during the First World War and the malaria he contracted in Palestine eventually ended his football career.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1914–15[6] Second Division 15 0 2 1 17 1
Career Total 15 0 2 1 17 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 299. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Fulham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "William Walker". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "FFC Facts and Figures". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Fulham Players and the First World War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Fulham Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 February 2020.