Jock Walker

John A. Walker (8 October 1882 – 16 December 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back and is perhaps best remembered for his six seasons in the Southern League with Swindon Town.[1][3] He also played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Rangers and Cowdenbeath and in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Reading.[2][4][5][6][7] He won nine caps for Scotland at international level[2][nb 1][8][9][10] and represented the Southern League XI.[11][12][13]

Jock Walker

Personal information
Full name	John A Walker[1]
Date of birth	8 October 1882[1]
Place of birth	Beith, Scotland
Date of death	16 December 1968(1968-12-16) (aged 86)[2]
Playing position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1900–1901	Eastern Burnside
1901–1902	Cambuslang Rangers
1902–1903	Burnbank Athletic
1903–1904	Raith Rovers	7	(0)
1904–1907	Rangers	14	(0)
1904–1905	→ Beith (loan)
1905	→ Ayr Parkhouse (loan)
1905	→ Royal Albert (loan)
1906–1907	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)	19	(1)
1907–1913	Swindon Town	223	(0)
1913–1921	Middlesbrough	106	(0)
1915–1916	→ Swindon Town (guest)	9	(0)
1921–1923	Reading	59	(0)
National team
1911–1913	Scotland	9	(0)
	Southern League XI	4
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Raith Rovers	1903–04[2]	Scottish League Second Division	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Rangers	1905–06[14][nb 2]	Scottish League First Division	14	0	0	0	—		14	0
Cowdenbeath (loan)	1906–07[2]	Scottish League Second Division	19	1	6	0	—		25	1
Swindon Town	1907–08[15]	Southern League First Division	38	0	4	0	0	0	42	0
	1908–09[15]		39	0	1	0	0	0	40	0
	1909–10[15]		40	0	5	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	48	0
	1910–11[15]		36	0	4	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	0
	1911–12[15]		31	0	7	0	0	0	38	0
	1912–13[15]		30	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	0
	Total		223	0	24	0	10	0	257	0
Middlesbrough	1913–14[16]	First Division	37	0	1	0	—		38	0
	1914–15[16]		33	0	1	0	—		34	0
	1919–20[16]		34	0	1	0	—		35	0
	1920–21[16]		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		106	0	3	0	—		109	0
Reading	1921–22[6]	Third Division South	31	0	—		—		31	0
	1922–23[6]		28	0	—		—		28	0
	Total		59	0	—		—		59	0
Career total			428	1	33	0	10	0	471	1

1. Appearances in Southern League Cup

Honours

Swindon Town

• Southern League First Division: 1910–11[15][17]

Individual

• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[18]

Notes

1. In the Scottish Football Association's website profile, Walker's record has been appended in error onto that of John Walker (footballer, born 1873) who gained 5 caps / 3 goals between 1895 and 1904.
2. In the source, Walker's one-year Rangers spell has been appended in error onto that of John Walker born 1873, whose career as a forward with the club ended at the same time as the younger player arrived.

References

1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 298. ISBN 9781905891610.
2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
3. (Smith 2013, p. 279)
4. "Super jock Jock was a rock in Town's defence". Swindon Advertiser. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
5. "Oldest and Youngest Players". RoyalsRecord. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
6. "John Walker (Jock Walker)". Athletic News. 28 March 1910. Retrieved 22 September 2018 – via "Play Up, Liverpool".
7. "Walker John "Jock" Image 1 Reading 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
8. Scotland player Jock Walker, London Hearts Supporters Club
9. Ireland v Scotland 1913, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937, 17 March 2014
10. McLaughlin, Martyn (3 January 2015). "The Scotland game that was nearly life and death". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
11. Football. Southern League, 1; Scottish League, 0, The Glasgow Herald, 25 October 1910
12. Football. Southern League, 1; Scottish League, 0, The Glasgow Herald, 15 October 1912
13. Football League v Southern League, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937, 27 November 2017
14. "Rangers Player John Walker, Games Played". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
15. "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Jock WALKER – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
16. "John Walker". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
17. Swindon Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
18. "Hall of Fame: John Walker". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

Sources

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)