Billy Walker was an international footballer who represented England 18 times scoring 9 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 23rd October 1920 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Austria on 7th December 1932 aged 35. Walker, born on 29th October 1897, in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 401 and played as a Centre Forward and
Inside Left for his country.
Billy Walker - 18 caps (9 goals)
- Full Name: William Henry Walker
- Born: 29th October 1897, Wednesbury, Staffordshire
- Died: 28th November 1964, Sheffield aged 67
- England Career: 1920 - 1932
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward and Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Aston Villa (18)
- FA Legacy Number: 401
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 23rd October 1920 aged 22 years, 11 month, 25 days - Last Cap: v
Austria (FR) on 7th December 1932 aged 35 years, 1 month, 9 days - First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 23rd October 1920 aged 22 years, 11 month, 25 days
- First Captaincy: v
France (FR) on 21st May 1925 aged 27 years, 6 months, 23 days - Career Length: 12 years, 45 days
- Starts: 18
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 18
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 13
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 5
- 4
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 13
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 10
- 6
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 9
- 6
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 5
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Left
- 16
- 8
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Centre Forward
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 18
- 9
- 3
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 18
- 9
- 3
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bob Kelly
- 7 Matches
- Sam Wadsworth
- 6 Matches
- Bill Ashurst
- 5 Matches
- George Green
- 5 Matches
- Frank Roberts
- 4 Matches
- Tommy Magee
- 4 Matches
- Willis Edwards
- 4 Matches
- Arthur Dorrell
- 4 Matches
- Jimmy Seddon
- 3 Matches
- George Thornewell
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 44 sources from 18 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- AUT, 4 - 3, 7th Dec 1932 (FR)
Aston Villa, Cap: 18.
Age: 35 years, 1 month, 9 days. 
WAL, 3 - 3, 12th Feb 1927 (HC) 
Aston Villa, Cap: 17.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 14 days.- IRE, 3 - 3, 20th Oct 1926 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 22 days. 
SCO, 0 - 1, 17th Apr 1926 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 19 days.- WAL, 1 - 3, 1st Mar 1926 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 14.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 3 days. - IRE, 0 - 0, 24th Oct 1925 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 26 days. - FRA, 3 - 2, 21st May 1925 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 23 days. - SCO, 0 - 2, 4th Apr 1925 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 6 days. - WAL, 2 - 1, 28th Feb 1925 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 30 days. 
BEL, 4 - 0, 8th Dec 1924 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 10 days.- IRE, 3 - 1, 22nd Oct 1924 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 24 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 12th Apr 1924 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 14 days. 
SWE, 3 - 1, 24th May 1923 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 6.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 26 days.- SWE, 4 - 2, 21st May 1923 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 23 days. - SCO, 0 - 1, 8th Apr 1922 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 5 months, 10 days. - WAL, 1 - 0, 13th Mar 1922 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 15 days. - IRE, 1 - 1, 22nd Oct 1921 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 24 days. - IRE, 2 - 0, 23rd Oct 1920 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 25 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.