Fred Walker (3 July 1913 – 1978) was an English
footballer who played as a
defender.
Career
Walker began his career with Metro Shaft, before moving to Wednesbury. Walker later moved to
Walsall, before joining
Sheffield Wednesday in 1937. Walker made 12
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
appearances for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring once, over the course of almost two years, before the outbreak of
World War II. During the war, Walker served in the
British Army, being stationed overseas for five and a half years. In 1946, Walker signed for
Chelmsford City. Following his time at Chelmsford, Walker signed for
Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include T ...
.
["Managers must soon decide which players go", ''Essex Newsman'', 25 March 1949, p. 4]
References
Footballers from Wednesbury
1913 births
1978 deaths
Men's association football wingers
English men's footballers
British Army soldiers
British Army personnel of World War II
Walsall F.C. players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Chelmsford City F.C. players
Stafford Rangers F.C. players
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
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