David Walker (15 October 1941 – 21 April 2015) was an English professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a central defender for
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...
and
Southampton
Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...
.
He died on 21 April 2015 at the age of 73.
''David Walker: 1941–2015.''
Obituary on the homepage of Burnley F.C., 23 April 2015, accessed on 23 April 2015.
External links
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Dave Walker - An Appreciation (Southampton FC)
References
1941 births
2015 deaths
Sportspeople from Colne
English men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Burnley F.C. players
Southampton F.C. players
English Football League players
Cape Town City F.C. (1960) players
English expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
English expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
National Football League (South Africa) players
Footballers from Lancashire
20th-century English sportsmen
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