Alex Walker (footballer, born 1881)
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Walker
| fullname = Alexander White Walker
| image = A Walker 1904.jpg
| image_size = 150
| caption = Walker while with Brentford in 1904
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1881|11|15}}
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1916|5|12|1881|11|15}}
| death_place = Craigleith, Scotland
| position = Inside right
| years1 = 1899–1902
| clubs1 = Heart of Midlothian
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 1902–1904
| clubs2 = Motherwell
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1904–1905
| clubs3 = Brentford
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
}}
Alexander White Walker (15 November 1881 – 12 May 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell as an inside right.{{Cite web |title=Alex Walker – Hearts Career – from 17 Apr 1899 to 15 May 1902 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/walkeralex.html |access-date=14 July 2016 |website=www.londonhearts.com}} He also played for Southern League club Brentford.{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=83}}
Personal life
Walker was the younger brother of fellow Heart of Midlothian footballer, Bobby Walker.{{Cite web |title=Hearts fans tend grave of forgotten hero |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/hearts-fans-tend-grave-of-forgotten-hero-1-3089489 |access-date=5 June 2017 |website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Football Hall of Fame: Bobby Walker inducted |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/football-hall-of-fame-bobby-walker-inducted-1-3183212 |access-date=5 June 2017 |website=www.scotsman.com |language=en}} He served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War and died on 12 May 1916 from tuberculosis.{{Cite web |title=Alex Walker |url=http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/w/alex-walker/ |access-date=20 April 2020 |website=Motherwellnet |language=en}} Walker was buried in North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh and his mother and brother were later interred in the same plot.{{CWGC|id=416364|accessdate=5 June 2017}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="4" |Heart of Midlothian
|Scottish League First Division |4 |1 |0 |0 |3Appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup |2 |7 |3 |
| 1900–01
|Scottish League First Division |4 |0 |0 |0 |32 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup, 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield |0 |7 |0 |
| 1901–02
|Scottish League First Division |6 |2 |0 |0 |1Appearance in East of Scotland Shield |1 |7 |3 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!14 !3 !0 !0 !7 !3 !21 !6 |
| Motherwell
|1903–04{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}} |Scottish League First Division |17 |1 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |― |19 |1 |
| Brentford
|1904–05{{Sfn|White|1989|p=358}} |Southern League First Division |8 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― |8 |0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!39 !4 !2 !0 !7 !3 !48 !7 |
Honours
References
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Category:19th-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:Men's association football inside forwards
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Category:Motherwell F.C. players
Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:British military personnel killed in World War I
Category:Tuberculosis deaths in Scotland
Category:Military personnel from Edinburgh
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