George_Walker_(footballer,_born_1909)

George Walker (footballer, born 1909)

George Walker (footballer, born 1909)

Scottish footballer

For other people with the same name, see George Walker.

George Walker (born 24 May 1909)[4] was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for St Mirren, Notts County, Crystal Palace, Watford and Scotland.[5][6][7] He made 102 Football League appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring once, between June 1936 and July 1939.[4]

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He was the nephew of Heart of Midlothian and Scotland forward Bobby Walker; his sisters were both married to footballers on the same day in 1935 (Jenny to Bobby Hogg of Celtic and Mary to Tom Fenner latterly of Bradford City).[8]

References

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  1. [1]
    "Palace out for championship. No lack of enterprise at Selhurst". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "[Scotland player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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    "[SFL player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. [4]
    Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 342. ISBN 0907969542.
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    (Smith 2013, p. 278)
  6. [6]
    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. [7]
    Walker George Image 1 St Mirren 1930, Vintage Footballers
  8. [8]
    Double footie marriage in Paisley, Daily Record, 30 March 2013
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