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English footballer

Bill Walsh
Personal information
Full name William Walsh
Date of birth (1923-12-04)4 December 1923
Place of birth Horden, County Durham, England
Date of death 28 July 2014(2014-07-28) (aged 90)
Place of death Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Horden Colliery Welfare
1946–1953 Sunderland 98 (1)
1953–1954 Northampton Town 19 (0)
1954–1955 Darlington 28 (4)
– Hakoah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Walsh (4 December 1923 – 28 July 2014), known as Bill or Billy Walsh, was an English footballer who made 145 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Sunderland, Northampton Town and Darlington.

Walsh began his career in non-league football with Horden Colliery Welfare, and made his competitive debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 against Charlton Athletic in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley. Overall, he went on to make 98 First Division appearances and scored one goal for the club in a career spanning from 1946 to 1953. He spent one season each with Northampton Town and Darlington, before emigrating to Australia in 1956, where he played for Hakoah.

Walsh was born in Horden, County Durham, and died in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. ^ "Former defender passes away". Sunderland A.F.C. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. "Bill Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. ^ "Billy Marsh". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. "1946–47: Football League Division 1 – Match 4". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Bill Walsh". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 January 2015.


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