Scottish footballer
John Walker (17 November 1883 – 16 December 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back and is perhaps best remembered for his six seasons in the Southern League with Swindon Town .[ 3] [ 4] He also played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers , Rangers and Cowdenbeath and in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Reading .[ 2] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Although convicted of sexual assault and imprisoned in 1917, he was able to resume his career upon being released.[ 1] After retiring from football he ran a fish-and-chip shop in Swindon .[ 1]
Walker won nine caps for Scotland at international level[ 2] [ nb 1] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] and represented the Southern League XI.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Career statistics
Honours
Swindon Town
Individual
Notes
^ In the Scottish Football Association 's website profile , Walker's record has been appended in error onto that of John Walker (footballer, born 1873) who gained 5 caps / 3 goals between 1895 and 1904.
^ In the source, Walker's one-year Rangers spell has been appended in error onto that of John Walker born 1873, whose career as a forward with the club ended at the same time as the younger player arrived.
References
^ a b c Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 . Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642 .
^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . Norwich: PM Publications.
^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 298. ISBN 9781905891610 .
^ (Smith 2013 , p. 279)
^ "Super jock Jock was a rock in Town's defence" . Swindon Advertiser . 18 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018 .
^ "Oldest and Youngest Players" . RoyalsRecord . Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018 .
^ a b c "John Walker (Jock Walker)" . Athletic News . 28 March 1910. Retrieved 22 September 2018 – via Play Up, Liverpool.
^ "Walker John "Jock" Image 1 Reading 1921" . Vintage Footballers . Retrieved 30 December 2018 .
^ Scotland player Jock Walker , London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Ireland v Scotland 1913 , Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937, 17 March 2014
^ McLaughlin, Martyn (3 January 2015). "The Scotland game that was nearly life and death" . The Scotsman . Retrieved 3 October 2021 .
^ Football. Southern League, 1; Scottish League, 0 , The Glasgow Herald, 25 October 1910
^ Football. Southern League, 1; Scottish League, 0 , The Glasgow Herald, 15 October 1912
^ Football League v Southern League , Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937, 27 November 2017
^ "Rangers Player John Walker, Games Played" . www.fitbastats.com . Retrieved 12 July 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Jock WALKER – Player Profile" . swindon-town-fc.co.uk . Retrieved 12 July 2018 .
^ a b c d "John Walker" . 11v11.com . Retrieved 12 July 2018 .
^ Swindon Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
^ "Hall of Fame: John Walker" . Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 13 July 2018 .
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