Robert Walker (footballer, born 1884)

Robert Henry Walker (1884 – late 1940s) was a professional footballer who played for Luton Town, Bristol Rovers, Millwall, Northampton, New Brompton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Middlesbrough around the time of the First World War.

Walker joined Bristol Rovers from Luton town in 1912 after first playing for Middlesbrough, Spurs, New Brompton (now Gillingham), Northampton and Millwall and played 108 Southern League games, scoring forty two goals, before moving to the United States and continuing his footballing career in the Ohio League.

References

Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C. - The Official Centenary History 1897-1997 - Yore Publications - ISBN 1-874427-67-4

1884 births

1940s deaths

People from Northallerton

Footballers from Yorkshire

English men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Middlesbrough F.C. players

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players

Gillingham F.C. players

Northampton Town F.C. players

Luton Town F.C. players

Millwall F.C. players

Bristol Rovers F.C. players

English Football League players

Southern Football League players

English emigrants to the United States