Harry Walker (footballer)

George Henry "Harry" Walker (20 May 1916 – 1976) was an English football goalkeeper born in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, who played in the Football League for Darlington, Portsmouth and Nottingham Forest.[1] 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.


Honours

Portsmouth

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 268. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.


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