Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 May 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Rosslyn Juniors | ||
1926–1933 | St Mirren | 210 | (6) |
1933–1936 | Notts County | ||
1936–1939 | Crystal Palace | 102 | (1) |
1939 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1930–1931 [2] | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
1931–1932 [3] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Walker (born 24 May 1909) [4] was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for St Mirren, Notts County, Crystal Palace, Watford and Scotland. [5] [6] [7] He made 102 Football League appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring once, between June 1936 and July 1939. [4]
He was the nephew of Heart of Midlothian and Scotland forward Bobby Walker; his sisters were both married to footballers on the same day in 1935 (Jenny to Bobby Hogg of Celtic and Mary to Tom Fenner latterly of Bradford City). [8]
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