| George Walker | |
| Fullname: | George William Walker |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Sunderland, England |
| Death Place: | Carlisle, England |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Youthyears1: | – |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Chippenham Town |
| Years2: | 1956–1959 |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 1959–1963 |
| Caps3: | 164 |
| Goals3: | 53 |
| Years4: | 1963–19?? |
| Clubs4: | Morecambe |
George William Walker (30 May 1934 – 8 August 2012) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 58 goals from 179 appearances in the Football League for Bristol City and Carlisle United[1] before injury ended his career.
Walker was born in Sunderland. While doing his National Service, he played non-league football for Chippenham Town before signing for Second Division club Bristol City in May 1956.[2] He scored twice in 17 senior appearances, of which 15 were in the league,[3] before returning to the north of England to join Carlisle United of the Fourth Division on 2 March 1959 for a £1500 fee.[4]
He made his debut the following day, and scored twice as Carlisle beat Oldham Athletic 3–0.[2] He continued as a regular in the first team, scoring 58 goals from 177 appearances in all competitions (53 from 164 in the league).[5] Walker was the club's top scorer in both 1960–61 and 1961–62,[2] when the team went into the last two matches of the season in sixth place, two points outside the promotion positions.[6] He scored both goals in a 2–1 win at Doncaster Rovers and the first in a 2–0 win at home to Chester that gave Carlisle the four points they needed to overtake Bradford City and York City and make sure of their first ever promotion.[2] [7] His Carlisle career was ended when he broke his leg playing in a reserve match,[2] although he was able to go back into non-league football with Morecambe.[1]
Walker settled in the Carlisle area, where he and former teammate Ginger Thompson went into the building trade.[8] They also founded a football club, Carlisle City, in 1975 "to give local lads somewhere to play".[9] Walker was married to Val; the couple had three sons.[8] He died of leukaemia in Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, in 2012 at the age of 78.[8]