Rab Walls Explained

Rob Walls
Fullname:	Robert McKenzie Walls
Birth Date:	13 July 1908
Birth Place:	Leith, Scotland
Position:	Forward
Height:	5 ft 10 in^[1]
Clubs1:	Leith Emmett
Years2:	–1928
Clubs2:	Wemyss Athletic
Years3:	1928–1930
Clubs3:	Heart of Midlothian
Caps3:	7
Goals3:	3
Years4:	1930–1932
Clubs4:	St Bernard's
Caps4:	62
Goals4:	29
Years5:	1932–1936
Clubs5:	Hibernian
Caps5:	120
Goals5:	43
Years6:	1936–1937
Clubs6:	Aldershot
Caps6:	20
Goals6:	9
Clubs7:	Waterford
Years8:	1937–1945
Clubs8:	Cowdenbeath
Caps8:	64
Goals8:	91
Years9:	1940
Clubs9:	→ Hibernian (guest)
Caps9:	5
Goals9:	2
Years10:	1941
Clubs10:	→ Aberdeen (guest)
Caps10:	4
Goals10:	4

Robert McKenzie Walls (13 July 1908 – 1992) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for Hibernian, Cowdenbeath, St Bernard's and Heart of Midlothian.^[2] He also played in the Football League for Aldershot.

Personal life

After the Second World War, Walls emigrated to Canada.^[3]

Career statistics

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Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	1928–29^[4]	Scottish Division One	6	3	0	0	6	3
	1929–30		1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		7	3	0	0	7	3
St Bernard's	1930–31^[5]	Scottish Division Two	36	23	4	0	40	23
	1931–32		26	6	0	0	26	6
	Total		62	29	4	0	66	29
Hibernian	1932–33^[6]	Scottish Division Two	27	16	5	2	32	18
	1933–34	Scottish Division One	38	11	3	2	41	13
	1934–35		31	11	5	3	36	14
	1935–36		24	5	1	1	25	6
	Total		120	43	14	8	134	51
Aldershot	1936–37^[7]	Third Division South	20	9	0	0	20	9
Cowdenbeath	1937-38	Scottish Division One	31	37	2	2	33	39
	1938–39		33	54	3	2	36	56
	Total		64	91	5	4	69	95
Career total			253	166	23	12	265	178

Honours

Hibernian

• Scottish League Division Two: 1932–33

Cowdenbeath

• Scottish League Division Two: 1938–39

Individual

• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Aldershot. Many Scots . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xi . Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Robert Walls . 13 July 2018 . Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust.
3. Book: Ferguson, Ron . Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil: A Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football . 30 June 2014 . Saint Andrew Press . 9780861538744 . 17 . en.
4. Web site: Robert Walls – Hearts Career – from 01 Dec 1928 to 07 Dec 1929 . 4 July 2018 . www.londonhearts.com . 10 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180510051035/http://londonhearts.com/scores/players/wallsrobert.html . dead .
5. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
6. Web site: Hibernian Player Rab Walls Details . 5 July 2018 . www.fitbastats.com.
7. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 16 October 2012 . Tony Brown . 9781905891610 . 3rd Revised . 300.
8. Web site: Rab Walls . 4 July 2018 . Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online.