Willie Walker | |
Fullname: | William Burn Walker |
Birth Place: | Darlington, England |
Birth Date: | 1891 |
Height: | 5 ft 8 in[1] |
Position: | Outside left |
Clubs1: | Darlington Albion |
Clubs2: | Darlington |
Clubs3: | Darlington St Augustine's |
Years4: | 1909–1921 |
Clubs4: | Fulham |
Caps4: | 168 |
Goals4: | 24 |
Years5: | 1921–1922 |
Clubs5: | Lincoln City |
Caps5: | 33 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Years6: | 1923–1924 |
Clubs6: | Lincoln City |
Caps6: | 3 |
Goals6: | 0 |
William Burn Walker (1891–1968) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Fulham and Lincoln City.[2] [3] He was the first Fulham player to receive a red card in a Football League match, versus Bradford City on 15 February 1913.[4]
Walker served in the British Army during the First World War and the malaria he contracted in Palestine eventually ended his football career.[5]
Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Fulham | 1914–15[6] | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
Career Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 |