Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Lochwinnoch, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1949 (aged 51–52) [2] | ||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1916–1917 | Queen's Park | 12 | (6) |
1919–1927 | Third Lanark | 188 | (68) |
International career | |||
1922 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker (1897–1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 180 appearances as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark. [1] [3] He was capped by Scotland at international level. [4]
Walker attended Paisley Grammar School and his two older brothers, Willie and Jim, also played football for Queen's Park. [2] [5] After leaving school, he took up a job as a civil servant. [6] 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. [6]