Frank Walker (Scottish footballer)

Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker (1897–1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 180 appearances as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark.[1][3] He was capped by Scotland at international level.[4]

Frank Walker
Personal information
Full name Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker[1]
Date of birth 1897
Place of birth Lochwinnoch, Scotland
Date of death 1949 (aged 51–52)[2]
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1917 Queen's Park 12 (6)
1919–1927 Third Lanark 188 (68)
National team
1922 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Walker attended Paisley Grammar School and his two older brothers, Willie and Jim, also played football for Queen's Park.[2][5] After leaving school, he took up a job as a civil servant.[6] In March 1917, during the First World War, Walker was called up to serve with the Royal Field Artillery.[2] Holding the rank of bombardier, he was part of the Army of Occupation and was stationed in Cologne.[2] After retiring from football due to a broken leg, Walker became an income tax inspector.[7]

References
  1. "Scott, Walter P." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 278.
  5. "Queen's Park Players and Professionalism". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 1928. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. "Some Football Reminisces By Frank Walker" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. Walker 1928, p. 5.


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