Bill Walsh (footballer)

William Walsh (4 December 1923 – 28 July 2014), known as Bill or Billy Walsh, was an English footballer who made 145 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Sunderland, Northampton Town and Darlington.[4]

Bill Walsh

Personal information
Full name	William Walsh[1]
Date of birth	4 December 1923[1]
Place of birth	Horden, County Durham, England
Date of death	28 July 2014 (aged 90)[2][3]
Place of death	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Horden Colliery Welfare
1946–1953	Sunderland	98	(1)
1953–1954	Northampton Town	19	(0)
1954–1955	Darlington	28	(4)
–	Hakoah
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Walsh began his career in non-league football with Horden Colliery Welfare,[4] and made his competitive debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 against Charlton Athletic in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley.[5] Overall, he went on to make 98 First Division appearances and scored one goal for the club in a career spanning from 1946 to 1953.[6] He spent one season each with Northampton Town and Darlington,[4] before emigrating to Australia in 1956,[2] where he played for Hakoah.[4]

Walsh was born in Horden,[6] County Durham, and died in Gold Coast, Queensland,[2] Australia.

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
2. "Former defender passes away". Sunderland A.F.C. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
3. "Bill Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
4. "Billy Marsh". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
5. "1946–47: Football League Division 1 – Match 4". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
6. "Bill Walsh". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 January 2015.