Willie_Walker_(footballer,_born_1891)

Willie Walker (footballer, born 1891)

Willie Walker (footballer, born 1891)

English footballer

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.[1][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]

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Personal life

Walker served in the British Army during the First World War and the malaria he contracted in Palestine eventually ended his football career.[5]

Career statistics

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References

  1. [1]
    Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 299. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. [2]
    "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Fulham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. [3]
    "William Walker". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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    "FFC Facts and Figures". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Fulham Players and the First World War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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    "Fulham Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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