Albert Walker
Personal information
Date of birth (1910-02-04)4 February 1910
Place of birth Little Lever, England
Date of death April 1993
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Little Lever United
1928 Southport
1928 Bolton Wanderers
1929–1932 Barrow 72 (11)
1932–1938 West Ham United 162 (0)
1938–1942 Doncaster Rovers 37 (0)
Gainsborough Trinity
1946–1948 Colchester United 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Walker (4 February 1910 – April 1993) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Barrow, West Ham United and Doncaster Rovers.[2]

Walker was born in Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancashire. After moving from his school team to Little Lever United of the Bolton and District League, Walker signed as an amateur for Southport. He spent little over a year at Haig Avenue before moving to Bolton Wanderers of the First Division.[3]

Competing with Bob Haworth and Alex Finney, Walker found his chances limited and moved to Third Division North side Barrow the following year.[3]

After 72 games and 11 goals for Barrow, Walker was picked up by London club West Ham United, who had just been relegated to the Second Division. He made his Hammers debut against Oldham Athletic, a 5–2 win at Upton Park. Walker spent six years at West Ham, forming a partnership with Alf Chalkley, and was an ever-present during the 1934–35 season.[3] He played his last game for the club on 28 December 1937 against Norwich City.[4]

Walker left in 1938 to join Doncaster Rovers along with Fred Dell in an exchange which took Arthur Banner down south. He made 37 League and 5 FA Cup appearances for Rovers, plus 3 appearances in the curtailed 1939–40 season.[5] He spent World War II with the National Fire Service, and continued playing for Doncaster in the Wartime Leagues and cup competitions, making at least 81 appearances during that time, still without scoring. His last game for Rovers was on 16 December 1942 in a 1–1 draw at Barnsley.[5]

Walker later joined Gainsborough Trinity[5] and then Southern League club Colchester United, where he made 39 league and cup appearances.[6]

He later rejoined West Ham as coach of the Metropolitan League team, then worked his way up through the Eastern Counties League and Football Combination teams before working with the first team. He retired in 1980.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "West Ham. 'We can't go on being pipped'". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. pp. 207–208. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  4. ↑ "Albert Walker". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  5. 1 2 3 Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879–2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
  6. ↑ "Albert Walker". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2017.


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