Full Name:
William Henry Walker
Born:
29th October 1897, Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Died: 28th November 1964, Sheffield aged 67 England Career:
1920 - 1932
Positions:
Centre Forward and
Inside Left
Clubs (and caps):
Aston Villa (18) FA Legacy Number:
401
Career Summary:
Billy Walker (29th October 1897 - 28th November 1964) was an international footballer who represented England 18 times scoring 9 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 23rd October 1920 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Austria on 7th December 1932 aged 35. Walker, born on 29th October 1897, in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 401 and played as a Centre Forward and
Inside Left for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 23rd October 1920 aged 22 years, 11 month, 25 days Last Cap: v 7th December 1932 aged 35 years, 1 month, 9 days First Goal: v 23rd October 1920 aged 22 years, 11 month, 25 days First Captaincy: v 21st May 1925 aged 27 years, 6 months, 23 days Career Length: 12 years, 45 days Starts: 18
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 18
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC 13
5
1
0
0
Friendly FR 5
4
2
0
0
Competitive
13
5
1
0
0
Home
10
6
2
0
0
Away
8
3
1
0
0
Won
9
6
2
0
0
Drawn
5
2
0
0
0
Lost
4
1
1
0
0
Inside Left
16
8
3
0
0
Centre Forward
2
1
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990) England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013) 44 sources from 18 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Aston Villa, Cap: 18. Aston Villa, Cap: 17. Aston Villa, Cap: 16. Aston Villa, Cap: 15. Aston Villa, Cap: 14. Aston Villa, Cap: 13. Aston Villa, Cap: 12. Aston Villa, Cap: 11. Aston Villa, Cap: 10. Aston Villa, Cap: 9. Aston Villa, Cap: 8. Aston Villa, Cap: 7. Aston Villa, Cap: 6. Aston Villa, Cap: 5. Aston Villa, Cap: 4. Aston Villa, Cap: 3. Aston Villa, Cap: 2. Aston Villa, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Ireland (HC) on 23rd October 1920 aged 22 years, 11 month, 25 days
Austria (FR) on 7th December 1932 aged 35 years, 1 month, 9 days
France (FR) on 21st May 1925 aged 27 years, 6 months, 23 days
0
0
WAL, 3 - 3, 12th Feb 1927 (HC) 
SCO, 0 - 1, 17th Apr 1926 (HC) 
BEL, 4 - 0, 8th Dec 1924 (FR) 
SWE, 3 - 1, 24th May 1923 (FR)