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Jock Walker
Scottish footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Walker won nine caps for Scotland at international level[2][nb 1][9][10][11] and represented the Southern League XI.[12][13][14]
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Career statistics
- Appearances in Southern League Cup
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Honours
Swindon Town
- Southern League First Division: 1910–11[16][18]
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[19]
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
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