Alfred Samuel Walker (26 August 1884 – 14 September 1961) was an English
footballer who played in the
Football League
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for
Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Career
Walker played for
Wolverton,
Northampton Town and
Brentford
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,
before joining
Wolverhampton Wanderers for a £150 fee in April 1910.
He scored twice 35 games for the club, as they posted eighth and ninth places finishes in the
Football League Second Division in
1909–10 and
1910–11. He joined
non-League Port Vale in 1911, and enjoyed regular football in
Burslem, helping the club to lift the
Birmingham Senior Cup in 1913.
However, he lost his place in October 1913 and after colliding with low railings at
The Old Recreation Ground on 26 January 1914 was out of action for some time.
He was released at the end of
the season and moved on to Scottish side
Dunfermline Athletic.
Later life
By 1949, Walker was working as the managing director of Sanitary Supply Co Ltd in
Burslem.
Career statistics
Source:
Honours
Port Vale
*
Birmingham Senior Cup: 1913
References
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Footballers from Holloway, London
English men's footballers
Men's association football outside forwards
Wolverton A.F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Leyton F.C. players
Brentford F.C. players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
Southern Football League players
English Football League players
1884 births
1961 deaths