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George Walker
Personal information
Date of birth 24 May 1909
Place of birth Musselburgh, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Rosslyn Juniors
1926–1933 St Mirren   210 (6)
1933–1936 Notts County  
1936–1939 Crystal Palace  102 (1)
1939 Watford  0 (0)
International career
1930–1931 Scotland 4 (0)
1931–1932 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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).

References

Footnotes
  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. "[Scotland player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. "[SFL player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 342. ISBN 0907969542.
  5. (Smith 2013, p. 278)
  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. Walker George Image 1 St Mirren 1930, Vintage Footballers
  8. Double footie marriage in Paisley, Daily Record, 30 March 2013
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