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'{{otherpeople|Billy Walker}} {{Infobox Football biography | playername = ''Billy Walker'' | image = [[Image:Billy.JPG|200px]] | fullname = William Walker | dateofbirth = October 29, 1897 | cityofbirth = [[Wednesbury]] | countryofbirth = [[England]] | dateofdeath = {{death date and age|1964|11|28|1897|10|29}} | cityofdeath = [[Sheffield]] | countryofdeath = [[England]] | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | position = [[Striker (football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears = 1914-1919 | youthclubs = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] | years = 1919-1923<br>1923-1934 | clubs = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]<br>[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] | caps(goals) = 171 (132)<br>478 (214) | nationalyears = 1921-1929 | nationalteam = [[England national football team|England]] | nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}18 {{0}}{{0}}(8) | manageryears = 1933-1937<br>1938<br>1939-1960 | managerclubs = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]<br>[[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]<br>[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] }} '''Billy Walker''' (29 October 1897 - 28 November 1964) was a prominent [[England|English]] [[Association football|footballer]] of the 1920s and 1930s. ==Biography== One of [[Aston Villa|Aston Villa's]] true legends, Walker was born in [[Wednesbury]], [[Staffordshire]]. He started his career at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], scoring 132 times in 171 appearances. He joined Villa in 1914 and stayed at Villa Park for the rest of his playing career, retiring in 1934. He made 531 appearances for Villa between 1919 and 1933, scoring 244 goals. He remains Aston Villa FC's all-time top goalscorer to this day. He was an [[FA Cup]] Winner with Villa in 1920. Walker played for [[England National Football Team|England]] 18 times, scoring 8 goals. He also successfully managed [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] leading them to the FA Cup in 1935, and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] from 1939 to 1960, bringing promotion to the First Division in 1956-57 and an FA Cup final triumph two years later. He was also the first Englishman to score at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]], when he scored against Scotland on April 12, 1924. ==Career honours== ===Honours as player=== ====Aston Villa==== '''Winner''' * 1920 [[FA Cup Final 1920|FA Cup]] '''Runner Up''' * 1924 [[FA Cup Final 1924|FA Cup]] ===Honours as manager=== ====Sheffield Wednesday==== '''Winner''' * 1935 [[FA Cup Final 1935|FA Cup]] ====Nottingham Forest==== '''Winner''' * 1959 [[FA Cup Final 1959|FA Cup]] '''Runner Up''' * 1957 [[Football League Second Division]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/man0002.htm Billy Walker career stats] at [http://www.adrianbullock.com/ AdrianBullock.com] {{Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers}} {{Nottingham Forest F.C. managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Billy}} [[Category:1897 births]] [[Category:1964 deaths]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:England international footballers]] [[Category:Aston Villa F.C. players]] [[Category:English football managers]] [[Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. managers]] [[Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers]] {{England-footy-striker-1890s-stub}} [[it:Billy Walker]] [[nl:Billy Walker (voetballer)]] He was also my Grandad. He is also 3-1 as a MMA fighter.'