Duncan Walker
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Duncan Campbell Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Garscube Road, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1961 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kilsyth Rangers | |||
| 1918–1921 | Dumbarton | 61 | (35) |
| 1920–1923 | St Mirren | 75 | (65) |
| 1923–1927 | Nottingham Forest | 82 | (29) |
| 1927–1928 | Bo'ness | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Duncan Campbell Walker[citation needed] (12 October 1899 – 9 September 1963)[citation needed] was a Scottish association football player for clubs including Dumbarton,[2] St Mirren[3] and Nottingham Forest.[4] He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1921–22 season.[5]
Career
[edit | edit source]Nottingham Forest
[edit | edit source]Walker made his debut for Nottingham Forest on 25 August 1923 away at Everton and scored his first goal in his second game on 27 August 1923 at home to West Bromwich Albion. He finished as Forest's top scorer in the 1923–24 season with 17 league goals. In 1924–25 he again finished top scorer with eight goals, but the team was relegated to the Second Division. His last game for the club was on 15 April 1927.[6]
References
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- ^ Duncan Walker, TheCityGround.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022
- ^ Scotland – List of Topscorers, RSSSF
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Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1963 deaths
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Footballers from Alloa
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Kilsyth Rangers F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Bo'ness F.C. players
- Scottish league football top scorers
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1900s birth stubs