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Jock Walker
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1883[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beith, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 December 1968 (aged 86)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Swindon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900–1901 | Eastern Burnside | ||
| 1901–1902 | Cambuslang Rangers | ||
| 1902–1903 | Burnbank Athletic | ||
| 1903–1904 | Raith Rovers | 7 | (0) |
| 1904–1907 | Rangers | 14 | (0) |
| 1904–1905 | → Beith (loan) | ||
| 1905 | → Ayr Parkhouse (loan) | ||
| 1905 | → Royal Albert (loan) | ||
| 1906–1907 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 1907–1913 | Swindon Town | 223 | (0) |
| 1913–1921 | Middlesbrough | 106 | (0) |
| 1915–1916 | → Swindon Town (guest) | 9 | (0) |
| 1921–1923 | Reading | 59 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1911–1913 | Scotland | 9 | (0) |
| Southern League XI | 4 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raith Rovers | 1903–04[2] | Scottish League Division Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Rangers | 1905–06[15][nb 2] | Scottish League Division One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 1906–07[2] | Scottish League Division Two | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| Swindon Town | 1907–08[16] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 1908–09[16] | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1909–10[16] | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 1910–11[16] | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1911–12[16] | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1912–13[16] | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 223 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 257 | 0 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1913–14[17] | First Division | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| 1914–15[17] | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 1919–20[17] | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 1920–21[17] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 109 | 0 | |||
| Reading | 1921–22[7] | Third Division South | 31 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23[7] | 28 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 428 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 471 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Southern League Cup
Honours edit
Swindon Town
- Southern League First Division: 1910–11[16][18]
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[19]
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ 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. 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.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.