Harry Walker (footballer)
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Full name
George Henry Walker
Date of birth
20 May 1916
Place of birth
Aysgarth, England
Date of death
9 January 1976 (aged 59)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Henry Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Aysgarth, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1976 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Beeston, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1938 | Darlington | 50 | (0) |
| 1938–1947 | Portsmouth | 49 | (0) |
| 1947–? | Leeds United | 293 | (0) |
| Total | 392 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Henry Walker (20 May 1916 – 9 January 1976)[1] was an English football goalkeeper born in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, who played in the Football League for Darlington, Portsmouth and Nottingham Forest.[2] He played in the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final.
Later Harry worked for a company called Pump and Valve Service, he was a skilled engineer and lived at Beeston, a suburb of Nottingham. He had a wife called Ella. He worked for Pump and Valve Service up until his death and was survived by Ella.
He was 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall.[3]
