John Walker (footballer, born 1876)

Not to be confused with John Walker (footballer, born 1873) or John Walker (footballer, born 1902).

John Walker
Personal information
Birth name John Walkin[1]
Date of birth 20 June 1876[1]
Place of birth Leith, Scotland[2]
Date of death 1 August 1900(1900-08-01) (aged 24)
Place of death Leith, Scotland
Position(s) Outside left[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Leith Primrose
1898 Leith Athletic 9 (5)
1898–1899 Heart of Midlothian 6 (0)
1899–1900 Lincoln City 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Walker (20 June 1876 – 1 August 1900) was a Scottish footballer whose position was outside left. He was possibly the first black player to play in both the Scottish Football League and the English Football League, featuring for Leith Athletic and Heart of Midlothian for brief spells in his home country, followed by another short period with Lincoln City in England before returning due to ill health.[1]

  1. ^ a b c John Walker, a black professional in the Scottish and English Leagues, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 1 October 2020
  2. ^ Stephen Wynn (2018). Against All Odds: Walter Tull the Black Lieutenant. Pen and Sword Books. p. 30. ISBN 9781526704078. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference vasili was invoked but never defined (see the help page).