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George Walker
Personal information
Date of birth	24 May 1909
Place of birth	Musselburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Rosslyn Juniors
1926–1933	St Mirren
1933–1936	Notts County
1936–1939	Crystal Palace
1939	Watford
International career
1930–1931	Scotland
1931–1932	Scottish League XI
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Walker (born 24 May 1909)^[4] was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for St Mirren, Notts County, Crystal Palace, Watford and Scotland.^[5]^[6]^[7] He made 102 Football League appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring once, between June 1936 and July 1939.^[4]

He was the nephew of Heart of Midlothian and Scotland forward Bobby Walker; his sisters were both married to footballers on the same day in 1935 (Jenny to Bobby Hogg of Celtic and Mary to Tom Fenner latterly of Bradford City).^[8]

References edit

^ "Palace out for championship. No lack of enterprise at Selhurst". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
^ "[Scotland player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ "[SFL player] George Walker". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 342. ISBN 0907969542.
^ (Smith 2013, p. 278)
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Walker George Image 1 St Mirren 1930, Vintage Footballers
^ Double footie marriage in Paisley, Daily Record, 30 March 2013