Bill Walsh (footballer)
William Walsh (4 December 1923 – 28 July 2014), known as Bill or Billy Walsh, was an English footballer who made 145 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Sunderland, Northampton Town and Darlington.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Walsh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1923[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Horden, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 July 2014 (aged 90)[2][3] | ||
| Place of death | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Horden Colliery Welfare | |||
| 1946–1953 | Sunderland | 98 | (1) |
| 1953–1954 | Northampton Town | 19 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Darlington | 28 | (4) |
| – | Hakoah | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Walsh began his career in non-league football with Horden Colliery Welfare,[4] and made his competitive debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 against Charlton Athletic in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley.[5] Overall, he went on to make 98 First Division appearances and scored one goal for the club in a career spanning from 1946 to 1953.[6] He spent one season each with Northampton Town and Darlington,[4] before emigrating to Australia in 1956,[2] where he played for Hakoah.[4]
Walsh was born in Horden,[6] County Durham, and died in Gold Coast, Queensland,[2] Australia.
References
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
- "Former defender passes away". Sunderland A.F.C. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- "Bill Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- "Billy Marsh". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- "1946–47: Football League Division 1 – Match 4". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- "Bill Walsh". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 January 2015.