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

Jock Walker
Personal information
Full name	John Walker
Date of birth	17 November 1883
Place of birth	Beith, Scotland
Date of death	16 December 1968(1968-12-16) (aged 86)
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

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. He also played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Rangers and Cowdenbeath and in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Reading. Although convicted of sexual assault and imprisoned in 1917, he was able to resume his career upon being released. After retiring from football he ran a fish-and-chip shop in Swindon.

Walker won nine caps for Scotland at international level and represented the Southern League XI.

Career statistics

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

^ Appearances in Southern League Cup

Honours

Swindon Town

Southern League First Division: 1910–11

Individual

Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame

Notes

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.
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

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