| Bill Walsh | |
| Fullname: | William Walsh[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Horden, County Durham, England |
| Death Place: | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Position: | Centre half |
| Clubs1: | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| Years2: | 1946–1953 |
| Clubs2: | Sunderland |
| Caps2: | 98 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1953–1954 |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1954–1955 |
| Clubs4: | Darlington |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | – |
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.[2]
Walsh began his career in non-league football with Horden Colliery Welfare,[2] and made his competitive debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 against Charlton Athletic in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley.[3] 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.[4] He spent one season each with Northampton Town and Darlington,[2] before emigrating to Australia in 1956, where he played for Hakoah.[2]
Walsh was born in Horden,[4] County Durham, and died in Gold Coast, Queensland,[5] Australia.