Bill Walsh (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Walsh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1923[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Horden, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 July 2014 (aged 90)[2][3] | ||
| Place of death | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Horden Colliery Welfare | |||
| 1946–1953 | Sunderland | 98 | (1) |
| 1953–1954 | Northampton Town | 19 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Darlington | 28 | (4) |
| – | Hakoah | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Walsh (4 December 1923 – 28 July 2014), known as Bill or Billy Walsh, was an English footballer who made 145 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Sunderland, Northampton Town and Darlington.[4]
Walsh began his career in non-league football with Horden Colliery Welfare,[4] and made his competitive debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 against Charlton Athletic in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley.[5] Overall, he went on to make 98 First Division appearances and scored one goal for the club in a career spanning from 1946 to 1953.[6] He spent one season each with Northampton Town and Darlington,[4] before emigrating to Australia in 1956,[2] where he played for Hakoah.[4]
Walsh was born in Horden,[6] County Durham, and died in Gold Coast, Queensland,[2] Australia.
