Jock Walker

For other people with the same name, see John 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][1]} After retiring from football he ran a fish-and-chip shop in Swindon.^[1]

Jock Walker

Personal information
Full name	John Walker
Date of birth	17 November 1883[1]
Place of birth	Beith, Scotland
Date of death	16 December 1968(1968-12-16) (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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in Southern League Cup

Honours

Swindon Town

• Southern League First Division: 1910–11^[16][18]

Individual

• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame^[19]

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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.