John J. Walsh (11 February 1901 – 12 June 1965) was an English

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who played as a

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Career

Walsh played locally with

Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners". The A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to the sout ...

gaining Lancashire County honours before joining

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

. He moved to Aberdare Athletic in July 1925.

Alex Raisbeck Alexander Galloway Raisbeck (26 December 1878 – 12 March 1949) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. After playing junior football for Larkhall Thistle, he was signed by Hibernian where he made his professional debut at t ...

signed Jack Walsh in December 1926 for

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

Honours

;with Bristol City *

Football League Third Division South The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to on ...

winner: 1926–27

References

1901 births 1965 deaths Footballers from Blackburn English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Darwen F.C. (1870) players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Aberdare Athletic F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub