Alex Walker (footballer, born 1881)
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Full name
Alexander White Walker
Date of birth
15 November 1881
Place of birth
Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death
12 May 1916 (aged 34)[1]
 Walker while with Brentford in 1904 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander White Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1916 (aged 34)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Craigleith, Scotland | ||
| Position | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1902 | Heart of Midlothian | 14 | (3) |
| 1902–1904 | Motherwell | 17 | (1) |
| 1904–1905 | Brentford | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander White Walker (15 November 1881 – 12 May 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell as an inside right.[2] He also played for Southern League club Brentford.[3]
Walker was the younger brother of fellow Heart of Midlothian footballer, Bobby Walker.[4][5] He served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War and died on 12 May 1916 from tuberculosis.[6] Walker was buried in North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh and his mother and brother were later interred in the same plot.[5][1]
