Thomas J. Walker was a

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who played on the

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for

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and

Burton Swifts Burton Swifts Football Club was a football club based in Burton upon Trent, England. Established in 1871, the club joined the Football League in 1892, remaining members until merging with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United in 1901. Hist ...

in the 1890s.

Career

Walker probably joined

in December 1891. He scored a goal on his debut at outside-right in a 3–1 defeat at

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in a

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match on 12 December 1891. He was a first team regular and managed to bag a goal in the 2–0 Staffordshire Charity Cup final triumph over local rivals

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on 7 May 1892. He scored three goals in 15

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games in the 1892–93 season. His first goal in the

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came on 24 September, in a 4–1 win over

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at the Athletic Ground, and he later claimed goals in home defeats to

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and

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. He was

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red to

in March 1893.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Tommy Year of birth missing Year of death missing English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Port Vale F.C. players Burton Swifts F.C. players Midland Football League players English Football League players Place of birth missing