Frank Walker
Personal information
Full name Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker[1]
Date of birth 1897
Place of birth Lochwinnoch, Scotland
Date of death 1949 (aged 51–52)[2]
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1917 Queen's Park 12 (6)
1919–1927 Third Lanark 188 (68)
International career
1922 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker (1897–1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 180 appearances as an inside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark.[1][3] He was capped by Scotland at international level.[4]

Personal life

Walker attended Paisley Grammar School and his two older brothers, Willie and Jim, also played football for Queen's Park.[2][5] After leaving school, he took up a job as a civil servant.[6] In March 1917, during the First World War, Walker was called up to serve with the Royal Field Artillery.[2] Holding the rank of bombardier, he was part of the Army of Occupation and was stationed in Cologne.[2] After retiring from football due to a broken leg, Walker became an income tax inspector.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Name: Walker, Francis Gemmell Fulton". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 1" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ↑ Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 278.
  5. ↑ "Queen's Park Players and Professionalism". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 1928. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Some Football Reminisces By Frank Walker" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2016.


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