Bill Walsh (footballer)

William Walsh (4 December 1923 – 28 July 2014), known as Bill or Billy Walsh, was an English footballer who made 145 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Sunderland, Northampton Town and Darlington.[4]

Bill Walsh
Personal information
Full name William Walsh[1]
Date of birth (1923-12-04)4 December 1923[1]
Place of birth Horden, County Durham, England
Date of death 28 July 2014(2014-07-28) (aged 90)[2][3]
Place of death Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Playing position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Horden Colliery Welfare
1946–1953 Sunderland 98 (1)
1953–1954 Northampton Town 19 (0)
1954–1955 Darlington 28 (4)
– Hakoah
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Walsh began his career in non-league football with Horden Colliery Welfare,[4] and made his competitive debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 against Charlton Athletic in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley.[5] Overall, he went on to make 98 First Division appearances and scored one goal for the club in a career spanning from 1946 to 1953.[6] He spent one season each with Northampton Town and Darlington,[4] before emigrating to Australia in 1956,[2] where he played for Hakoah.[4]

Walsh was born in Horden,[6] County Durham, and died in Gold Coast, Queensland,[2] Australia.

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. "Former defender passes away". Sunderland A.F.C. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. "Bill Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. "Billy Marsh". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. "1946–47: Football League Division 1 – Match 4". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. "Bill Walsh". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 January 2015.


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