Willie Walker (Queen's Park footballer)

William Fulton Walker (1888–1974) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[3]

Willie Walker

Personal information
Full name	William Fulton Walker[1]
Date of birth	1888
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Date of death	1974 (aged 85–86)[2]
Place of death	Paisley, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1911–1914	Queen's Park	23	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Walker's brothers Jim and Frank were also Queen's Park footballers.[4][5] Prior to the First World War, Walker worked for the Todd & Walker law firm in Paisley.[4] During the war, he served as a second lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was wounded in May 1917.[1][4]

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	1911–12[3]	Scottish Division One	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	1912–13[3]		13	7	1	2	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	15	9
	1913–14[3]		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1914–15[3]		3	1	―		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	4	1
Career total			23	9	1	2	2	0	26	11

1. Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
2. Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References

1. Willie Walker on Lives of the First World War
2. "Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
3. "Walker, William F." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
4. "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
5. "Queen's Park Players and Professionalism". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 1928. Retrieved 18 January 2021.