Jim Walker (Scottish footballer)

James Walker was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 180 appearances as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark.[3] He took part in the club's off-season tour of South America in 1923.[4][5] He also played for Dundee United and Queen's Park.[3]

Jim Walker

Personal information
Full name	James Walker[1]
Date of birth	1893[2]
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1914–1919	Queen's Park	15	(3)
1919–1925	Third Lanark	189	(7)
1925–1926	Dundee United	33	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Walker's brothers Willie and Frank were also Queen's Park footballers.[6][7] He served in the Glasgow Highlanders during the First World War and was a school teacher by profession.[6][7][2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen's Park	1913–14[1]	Scottish Division One	2	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	1914–15[1]		13	4	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	4
	1918–19[1]		4	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	5	0
	Total		19	4	0	0	4	0	23	4
Third Lanark	1919–20[3]	Scottish Division One	40	0	4	0	—		44	0
	1920–21[3]		33	1	3	0	—		36	1
	1921–22[3]		39	1	2	0	—		41	1
	1922–23[3]		30	2	8	0	—		38	2
	1923–24[3]		19	1	0	0	—		19	1
	1924–25[3]		28	1	1	0	—		29	1
	Total		189	7	18	0	—		207	7
Dundee United	1925–26[8]	Scottish Division One	33	3	1	0	—		34	3
Career total			241	14	19	0	4	0	264	14

1. Appearance in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
2. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in War Fund Shield
3. Appearance in Victory Cup

References

1. "Walker, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. 'Highland Pride': La Plata, Argentina to Liverpool, England, 4 Aug 1923, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878–1960, via Ancestry (subscription required)
3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
4. Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
5. Potter, David (15 August 2009). Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84502-578-6.
6. "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
7. "Queen's Park Players and Professionalism". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 1928. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
8. "Jim Walker | Player Statistics". Arab Archive. Retrieved 17 July 2018.