Tommy Walker (winger)
Thomas J. Walker was a footballer who played on the right-wing for Burslem Port Vale and Burton Swifts in the 1890s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Right-winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1891–1893 | Burslem Port Vale | 24 | (7) |
| 1893–1895 | Burton Swifts | 16 | (4) |
| Total | 40 | (11) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Walker probably joined Burslem Port Vale in December 1891.[1] He scored a goal on his debut at outside-right in a 3–1 defeat at Doncaster Rovers in a Midland League match on 12 December 1891.[1] He was a first team regular and managed to bag a goal in the 2–0 Staffordshire Charity Cup final triumph over local rivals Stoke on 7 May 1892.[1] He scored three goals in 15 Second Division games in the 1892–93 season.[1] His first goal in the English Football League came on 24 September, in a 4–1 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Athletic Ground, and he later claimed goals in home defeats to Darwen and Ardwick.[1] He was transferred to Burton Swifts in March 1893.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1891–92 | Midland League | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 1892–83 | Second Division | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Total | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Burton Swifts | 1892–93 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1893–94 | Second Division | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1894–95 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 11 | ||
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 301. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Tommy Walker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)