Alex Walker | |
Fullname: | Alexander White Walker |
Birth Date: | 1881 11, df=y |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Death Place: | Craigleith, Scotland |
Position: | Inside right |
Years1: | 1899–1902 |
Clubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
Caps1: | 14 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 1902–1904 |
Clubs2: | Motherwell |
Caps2: | 17 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1904–1905 |
Clubs3: | Brentford |
Caps3: | 8 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Alexander White Walker (15 November 1881 – 12 May 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell as an inside right.[1] He also played for Brentford in the Southern League.[2]
Walker was the younger brother of fellow Heart of Midlothian footballer, Bobby Walker.[3] [4] He served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War and died on 12 May 1916 from tuberculosis.[5] Walker was buried in North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh and his mother and brother were later interred in the same plot.
Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Heart of Midlothian | 1899–00 | Scottish League First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[6] | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
1900–01 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[7] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
1901–02 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[8] | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||
Total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 6 | |||
Motherwell | 1903–04[9] | Scottish League First Division | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ― | 19 | 1 | ||
Brentford | 1904–05 | Southern League First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 7 |
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