Hampson while with Charlton Athletic in 1921. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walker Hampson | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Radcliffe, England | ||
Date of death | 28 June 1959(1959-06-28) (aged 69) | ||
Place of death | Radcliffe, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1912–1913 | Black Lane St Andrew's | ||
1913–1914 | Colne | ||
1914–1915 | Burnley | 4 | (0) |
0000–1919 | Scotswood | ||
1919–1921 | South Shields | 50 | (2) |
1921–1922 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | (0) |
1922–1923 | Hartlepools United | 22 | (4) |
1923–1924 | Chesterfield | 12 | (0) |
1924 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
1924 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walker Hampson (24 July 1889 – 28 June 1959) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for South Shields, Hartlepools United, Charlton Athletic, Chesterfield and Burnley.
Personal life
Hampson was the brother of footballers Billy and Tommy Hampson. He served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War. In January 1917, Hampson was admitted to No. 11 Casualty Clearing Station at Varennes with synovitis of the right knee. He was discharged from the Army in September 1917.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burnley | 1914–15 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
South Shields | 1919–20 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
1920–21 | Second Division | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
Total | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 1921–22 | Third Division South | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Hartlepools United | 1922–23 | Third Division North | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
Chesterfield | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Career total | 103 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 6 |
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 125. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Our her-O's: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Optimists of the North. Chesterfield". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "Walker Hampson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Hampson: Walker". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- "Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- "Walker Hampson". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Line-ups – 1923–24". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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