George Walton (footballer)

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George Walton
Personal information
Date of birth 1911
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1929–1932 Accrington Stanley 79 (21)
1932–1936 Bolton Wanderers 26 (1)
1936–1939 Cardiff City 84 (16)
1939 Walsall 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Walton (born 1911; date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. During his career, he made over 150 appearances in the English Football League during spells with Accrington Stanley, Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City.

Career

Born in Burnley, Walton began his professional career with Accrington Stanley in the Third Division North in 1929. During the 1932–33 season, he joined First Division side Bolton Wanderers for a fee of £300 but struggled to establish himself in the first-team at Burnden Park, despite being a consistent scorer for the club's reserve side in the Central League. Having made just 26 league appearances in nearly four seasons with the club, he was allowed to join Third Division South side Cardiff City, following former Bolton teammate George Nicholson who had made the same move one month before. The Bluebirds struggled in the bottom half of the table for the majority of his time there and, despite arriving three months into the season, he finished as the club's top scorer during his first season at Ninian Park. [2] He left the club in 1939 to join Walsall, making three appearances at the start of the 1939–40 season before the Football League was suspended following the outbreak of World War II. [3]

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References

  1. "George Walton". Churchman's Cigarettes. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. SoccerData Publications. p. 38. ISBN   1-899468-17-X.
  3. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 195. ISBN   1-85983-462-0.