Frank Walker (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Lochwinnoch, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1949 (aged 51–52)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1916–1917 | Queen's Park | 12 | (6) |
| 1919–1927 | Third Lanark | ||
| National team | |||
| 1922 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Francis Gemmell Fulton "Frank" Walker (1897 – 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark.[1] He was capped by Scotland at international level.[3]
Personal life
Walker attended Paisley Grammar School and his two older brothers, Willie and Jim, also played football for Queen's Park.[2] After leaving school, he took up a job as a civil servant.[4] In March 1917, during the First World War, Walker was called up to serve with the Royal Field Artillery.[2] Holding the rank of bombardier, he was part of the Army of Occupation and was stationed in Cologne.[2] After retiring from football due to a broken leg, Walker became an income tax inspector.[5]
References
- 1 2 "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- 1 2 3 4 "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 278.
- ↑ "Some Football Reminisces By Frank Walker" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Walker 1928, p. 5.