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