Bobby Walker (footballer, born 1906)

Bobby Walker
Personal information
Date of birth	1906
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Position(s)	Wing forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1924–1927	Kilmarnock
1927	East Stirlingshire
1927–1928	New York Nationals
1928–1929	J&P Coats
1927–1928	Pawtucket Rangers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bobby Walker was a Scottish association football wing forward who played in both Scotland and the United States.

In 1927, Walker briefly played for East Stirlingshire F.C. In the autumn of 1927, he signed with the New York Nationals of the American Soccer League.^[1] In April 1928, Walker and his teammates won the 1928 National Challenge Cup by defeating Bricklayers and Masons F.C., 4-1 on aggregate.^[2] Walker began the 1928-1929 season with the Nationals, but moved to J&P Coats thirteen games into the season. He played for Coats into the 1929 fall season when the team was known as the Pawtucket Rangers.

References

Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4.