Billy Walker - 18 Caps (9 Goals)

Full Name: William Henry Walker
Born: 29th October 1897, Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Died: 28th November 1964, Sheffield aged 67
England Career: 1920 - 1932
Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward & Inside Left
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Aston Villa (18)
FA Legacy Number: 401

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Ireland (HC) on 23rd October 1920 aged 22 years, 11 month, 25 days
Last Cap: v Austria (FR) on 7th December 1932 aged 35 years, 1 month, 9 days
First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 23rd October 1920 aged 22 years, 11 month, 25 days
First Captaincy: v France (FR) on 21st May 1925 aged 27 years, 6 months, 23 days
Career Length: 12 years, 45 days
Starts: 18
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 18

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

British Home ChampionshipHC
13
5
1
0
0

FriendlyFR
5
4
2
0
0

Competitive
13
5
1
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Home
10
6
2
0
0

Away
8
3
1
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Won
9
6
2
0
0

Drawn
5
2
0
0
0

Lost
4
1
1
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Inside Left
16
8
3
0
0

Centre Forward
2
1
0
0
0

Total
18
9
3
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Committee
18
9
3
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Bob Kelly
7 Matches

Sam Wadsworth
6 Matches

Bill Ashurst
5 Matches

George Green
5 Matches

Frank Roberts
4 Matches

Tommy Magee
4 Matches

Willis Edwards
4 Matches

Arthur Dorrell
4 Matches

Jimmy Seddon
3 Matches

George Thornewell
3 Matches

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

AUT, 4 - 3, 7th Dec 1932 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 18.
Age: 35 years, 1 month, 9 days.
WAL, 3 - 3, 12th Feb 1927 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 17.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 14 days.
IRE, 3 - 3, 20th Oct 1926 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 22 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 17th Apr 1926 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 19 days.
WAL, 1 - 3, 1st Mar 1926 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 14.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 3 days.
IRE, 0 - 0, 24th Oct 1925 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 26 days.
FRA, 3 - 2, 21st May 1925 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 23 days.
SCO, 0 - 2, 4th Apr 1925 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 6 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 28th Feb 1925 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 30 days.
BEL, 4 - 0, 8th Dec 1924 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 10 days.
IRE, 3 - 1, 22nd Oct 1924 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 24 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 12th Apr 1924 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 14 days.
SWE, 3 - 1, 24th May 1923 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 6.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 26 days.
SWE, 4 - 2, 21st May 1923 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 23 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 8th Apr 1922 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 5 months, 10 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 13th Mar 1922 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 15 days.
IRE, 1 - 1, 22nd Oct 1921 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 24 days.
IRE, 2 - 0, 23rd Oct 1920 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 25 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.