Jock Walker

John Walker (17 November 1883 – 16 December 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back and is perhaps best remembered for his six seasons in the Southern League with Swindon Town.[3][4] He also played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Rangers and Cowdenbeath and in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Reading.[2][5][6][7][8] Although convicted of sexual assault and imprisoned in 1917, he was able to resume his career upon being released.[1] After retiring from football he ran a fish-and-chip shop in Swindon.[1]

For other people with the same name, see John Walker.

Jock Walker
Personal information
Full name John Walker
Date of birth 17 November 1883[1]
Place of birth Beith, Scotland
Date of death 16 December 1968(1968-12-16) (aged 86)[2]
Place of death Swindon, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1901 Eastern Burnside
1901–1902 Cambuslang Rangers
1902–1903 Burnbank Athletic
1903–1904 Raith Rovers 7 (0)
1904–1907 Rangers 14 (0)
1904–1905 → Beith (loan)
1905 → Ayr Parkhouse (loan)
1905 → Royal Albert (loan)
1906–1907 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 19 (1)
1907–1913 Swindon Town 223 (0)
1913–1921 Middlesbrough 106 (0)
1915–1916 → Swindon Town (guest) 9 (0)
1921–1923 Reading 59 (0)
International career
1911–1913 Scotland 9 (0)
Southern League XI 4
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walker won nine caps for Scotland at international level[2][nb 1][9][10][11] and represented the Southern League XI.[12][13][14]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Raith Rovers 1903–04[2] Scottish League Division Two 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Rangers 1905–06[15][nb 2] Scottish League Division One 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
Cowdenbeath (loan) 1906–07[2] Scottish League Division Two 19 1 6 0 — 25 1
Swindon Town 1907–08[16] Southern League First Division 38 0 4 0 0 0 42 0
1908–09[16] 39 0 1 0 0 0 40 0
1909–10[16] 40 0 5 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 48 0
1910–11[16] 36 0 4 0 6[lower-alpha 1] 0 46 0
1911–12[16] 31 0 7 0 0 0 38 0
1912–13[16] 30 0 3 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 34 0
Total 223 0 24 0 10 0 257 0
Middlesbrough 1913–14[17] First Division 37 0 1 0 — 38 0
1914–15[17] 33 0 1 0 — 34 0
1919–20[17] 34 0 1 0 — 35 0
1920–21[17] 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 106 0 3 0 — 109 0
Reading 1921–22[7] Third Division South 31 0 — — 31 0
1922–23[7] 28 0 — — 28 0
Total 59 0 — — 59 0
Career total 428 1 33 0 10 0 471 1
  1. Appearances in Southern League Cup

Honours

Swindon Town

Individual

Notes
  1. In the Scottish Football Association's website profile, Walker's record has been appended in error onto that of John Walker (footballer, born 1873) who gained 5 caps / 3 goals between 1895 and 1904.
  2. In the source, Walker's one-year Rangers spell has been appended in error onto that of John Walker born 1873, whose career as a forward with the club ended at the same time as the younger player arrived.

References
  1. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 298. ISBN 9781905891610.
  4. (Smith 2013, p. 279)
  5. "Super jock Jock was a rock in Town's defence". Swindon Advertiser. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. "Oldest and Youngest Players". RoyalsRecord. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. "John Walker (Jock Walker)". Athletic News. 28 March 1910. Retrieved 22 September 2018 – via Play Up, Liverpool.
  8. "Walker John "Jock" Image 1 Reading 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  9. Scotland player Jock Walker, London Hearts Supporters Club
  10. Ireland v Scotland 1913, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937, 17 March 2014
  11. McLaughlin, Martyn (3 January 2015). "The Scotland game that was nearly life and death". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  12. Football. Southern League, 1; Scottish League, 0, The Glasgow Herald, 25 October 1910
  13. Football. Southern League, 1; Scottish League, 0, The Glasgow Herald, 15 October 1912
  14. Football League v Southern League, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937, 27 November 2017
  15. "Rangers Player John Walker, Games Played". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  16. "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Jock WALKER – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  17. "John Walker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  18. Swindon Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  19. "Hall of Fame: John Walker". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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