Willie Walker | |
Fullname: | William Walker |
Position: | Inside right |
Birth Date: | 13 November 1871 |
Birth Place: | Uphall, Scotland |
Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Youthclubs1: | Cardross Swifts |
Years1: | – |
Years2: | – |
Clubs2: | Broxburn |
Years3: | 1893–1897 |
Clubs3: | Leith Athletic |
Caps3: | 60 |
Goals3: | 27 |
Years4: | 1897–1898 |
Clubs4: | Liverpool |
Caps4: | 12 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 1898–1907 |
Clubs5: | Leith Athletic |
Caps5: | 170 |
Goals5: | 44 |
Totalcaps: | 242 |
Totalgoals: | 74 |
William Walker (13 November 1871 – 23 January 1907)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right.
He played for various sides, including Broxburn, Leith Athletic, and Liverpool in the 1897–98 season.[1] [2] He died aged 35 as a result of being kicked in the stomach during a match between Leith Athletic and Vale of Leven in Edinburgh.[1] [3] [4]