Billy Walker (soccer player, 1897)
| Billy Walker | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | William Henry Walker | |
| birthday | October 29, 1897 | |
| place of birth | Wednesbury , Sandwell , England | |
| date of death | November 28, 1964 | |
| Place of death | Sheffield , England | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1919-1934 | Aston Villa | 478 (214) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1920-1932 | England | 18 (9) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1933-1937 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 1938 | Chelmsford City | |
| 1939-1960 | Nottingham Forest | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
William Henry "Billy" Walker (born October 29, 1897 in Wednesbury , Sandwell , † November 28, 1964 in Sheffield ) was an English football player and coach . As a player he was active for Aston Villa . In his coaching career he supervised a. a. Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest .
Career as a player
Billy Walker spent his entire playing career at Aston Villa , scoring 214 goals in 478 league games. This makes him the top goalscorer in the club's all-time leaderboard to this day. In 1920 he and his team won the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town .
Between 1920 and 1932 he played 18 international matches for the English national football team , scoring nine goals.
Career as a coach
From 1933 to 1937 he trained Sheffield Wednesday . His biggest success at his first coaching station was winning the FA Cup in 1935 by a 4-2 over West Bromwich Albion .
After a stopover at the lower class club Chelmsford City, he took over the coaching post at Nottingham Forest in 1939 . His new club played since relegation from the Football League First Division in 1924/25 in the second division. Even under the new coach Billy Walker, the return to the First Division did not succeed, rather the club rose in the 1948/49 season in the third division. In the 1950/51 season, however, the return to the Second Division and seven years later the promotion to the Football League First Division 1957/58 . The joy of returning to the English premier league after 32 years was further increased by winning the FA Cup in 1959. Nottingham Forest beat Luton Town 2-1 in the final in front of 100,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium . A year later he ended his coaching career.
Billy Walker died in Sheffield on November 28, 1964 at the age of 67 .
successes
- FA Cup Winner: 1920 (as a player with Aston Villa)
- FA Cup Winner: 1935 (as a coach with Sheffield Wednesday)
- FA Cup Winner: 1959 (as coach with Nottingham Forest)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walker, Billy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walker, William Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wednesbury , Sandwell |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1964 |
| Place of death | Sheffield |