George Walker (footballer, born 1909)

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George Walker
Personal information
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*
YearsTeamApps(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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References

Footnotes
  1. "Palace out for championship. No lack of enterprise at Selhurst". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi via Newspapers.com.
  2. "[Scotland player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. "[SFL player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 342. ISBN   0907969542.
  5. ( Smith 2013 , p. 278)
  6. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Walker George Image 1 St Mirren 1930, Vintage Footballers
  8. Double footie marriage in Paisley, Daily Record, 30 March 2013
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