Duncan Walker Explained

Duncan Walker
Fullname:Duncan Campbell Walker
Birth Date:12 October 1899
Birth Place:Alloa, Scotland
Height:[1]
Years2:1918–1921
Years3:1920–1923
Years4:1923–1927
Years5:1927–1928
Clubs2:Dumbarton
Clubs3:St Mirren
Clubs4:Nottingham Forest
Clubs5:Bo'ness
Caps2:61
Goals2:35
Caps3:75
Goals3:65
Caps4:82
Goals4:29
Caps5:4
Goals5:0

Duncan Campbell Walker (12 October 1899 – 9 September 1963) was a Scottish association football player for clubs including Dumbarton,[2] St Mirren[3] and Nottingham Forest.[4] He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1921–22 season.[5]

Career

Nottingham Forest

Walker made his debut for Nottingham Forest on 25 August 1923 away at Everton and scored his first goal in his second game on 27 August 1923 at home to West Bromwich Albion. He finished as Forest's top scorer in the 1923–24 season with 17 league goals. In 1924–25 he again finished top scorer with eight goals, but the team was relegated to the Second Division. His last game for the club was on 15 April 1927.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Preston North End . Pavo . Athletic News . Manchester . 20 August 1923 . 5.
  2. Book: McAllister, Jim . The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club . J&J Robertson Printers . 2002 . Dumbarton.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. http://thecityground.com/player.php?player_name=Duncan%20Walker Duncan Walker
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scottops.html Scotland – List of Topscorers
  6. Book: Smales, Ken . 2006 . Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History . Pineapple Books.