Willie Walker (Queen's Park footballer)

William Fulton Walker (1888–1974) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[3]

Willie Walker
Personal information
Full name William Fulton Walker[1]
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 1974 (aged 85–86)[2]
Place of death Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1914 Queen's Park 23 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Walker's brothers Jim and Frank were also Queen's Park footballers.[4][5] Prior to the First World War, Walker worked for the Todd & Walker law firm in Paisley.[4] During the war, he served as a second lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was wounded in May 1917.[1][4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1911–12[3] Scottish Division One 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
1912–13[3] 13 7 1 2 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 15 9
1913–14[3] 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1914–15[3] 3 1 ― 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 4 1
Career total 23 9 1 2 2 0 26 11
  1. Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References
  1. Willie Walker on Lives of the First World War
  2. "Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. "Walker, William F." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. "Queen's Park Players and Professionalism". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 1928. Retrieved 18 January 2021.


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