Jimmy Walker
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| Jimmy Walker |
 James Walker was born on Sunday, 30th August, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan. The 5' 8 (10st 10lbs) forward signed for Donald Turner's Thistle on Tuesday, 8th April, 1947, having most recently been with Heart of Midlothian. Aged 21, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 19th April, 1947, in a 6-1 defeat away to Falkirk in the SFL First Division. Jimmy scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 26th April, 1947, in a 3-3 draw away to Motherwell in the SFL First Division. He scored the last of his 122 goals on Saturday, 21st November, 1953, in a 2-0 win at home to St Mirren in the SFL First Division. He played his last game for the club on Wednesday, 26th September, 1956, in a 4-1 friendly defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur, having clocked up an impressive 244 appearances as a Jag. His club-list included Renfrew, Heart of Midlothian, Partick Thistle and Third Lanark. Jimmy died on Monday, 25th September 2000, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aged 75. |
| compiled from our All Games criteria. |
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| 21y, 7m, 27d | |
26.04.1947 Motherwell [a] D3-3 (SFL Division A - game 29) |
| 21y, 8m, 23d | |
23.05.1947 Norway XI [a] W4-0 (Friendly) |
| 21y, 11m, 10d | |
09.08.1947 Falkirk [a] W6-5 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 1) |
| 21y, 11m, 17d | |
16.08.1947 Queen's Park [h] W3-1 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 2) |
| 22y, 0m, 28d | |
27.09.1947 Queen's Park [h] W5-1 (SFL Division A - game 4) |
| 22y, 4m, 4d | |
03.01.1948 Queen's Park [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 19) |
| 22y, 4m, 11d | |
10.01.1948 Morton [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 20) |
| 22y, 4m, 25d | |
24.01.1948 Celtic [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 22) |
| 22y, 5m, 8d | |
07.02.1948 Dundee United [h] W4-3 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) aet |
| 22y, 5m, 15d | |
14.02.1948 Aberdeen [a] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 24) |
| 22y, 6m, 12d | |
13.03.1948 Third Lanark [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 26) |
| 22y, 6m, 19d | |
20.03.1948 Falkirk [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 27) |
| 22y, 7m, 27d | |
26.04.1948 Celtic [n] D2-2 (Benefit Match) |
| 22y, 11m, 22d | |
21.08.1948 Clyde [h] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 3) |
| 23y, 0m, 12d | |
11.09.1948 Heart of Midlothian [a] D2-2 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 1) |
| 23y, 0m, 19d | |
18.09.1948 Queen of the South [h] W9-0 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 2) |
| 23y, 1m, 2d | |
02.10.1948 Heart of Midlothian [h] W3-1 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 4) |
| 23y, 2m, 7d | |
06.11.1948 Heart of Midlothian [a] W3-1 (SFL Division A - game 9) |
| 23y, 3m, 11d | |
11.12.1948 Third Lanark [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 14) |
| 23y, 4m, 2d | |
01.01.1949 Clyde [a] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 17) |
| 23y, 4m, 9d | |
08.01.1949 Albion Rovers [a] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 19) |
| 23y, 4m, 23d | |
22.01.1949 Arbroath [a] W4-3 (Scottish Cup 1st Round) |
| 23y, 5m, 6d | |
05.02.1949 Queen of the South [h] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) |
| 23y, 5m, 13d | |
12.02.1949 Dundee [h] D4-4 (SFL Division A - game 22) |
| 23y, 6m, 10d | |
12.03.1949 Motherwell [a] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 24) |
| 23y, 7m, 3d | |
02.04.1949 Falkirk [a] W3-1 (SFL Division A - game 26) |
| 23y, 7m, 10d | |
09.04.1949 Hibernian [a] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 27) |
| 23y, 7m, 21d | |
20.04.1949 Heart of Midlothian [h] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 29) |
| 23y, 7m, 24d | |
23.04.1949 Dundee [a] L2-4 (SFL Division A - game 30) |
| 23y, 8m, 0d | |
30.04.1949 Clyde [h] W3-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) |
| 23y, 8m, 4d | |
04.05.1949 Rangers [a] W1-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final) |
| 23y, 8m, 7d | |
07.05.1949 Celtic [n] W2-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final) |
| 23y, 11m, 14d | |
13.08.1949 Motherwell [h] W2-0 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 1) |
| 23y, 11m, 18d | |
17.08.1949 Clyde [a] W2-1 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 2) |
| 23y, 11m, 25d | |
24.08.1949 Third Lanark [a] L2-4 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) |
| 24y, 0m, 18d | |
17.09.1949 Hibernian [h] W4-2 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 24y, 1m, 1d | |
01.10.1949 Stirling Albion [h] W4-1 (SFL Division A - game 3) |
| 24y, 1m, 8d | |
08.10.1949 Raith Rovers [a] W3-1 (SFL Division A - game 4) |
| 24y, 1m, 29d | |
29.10.1949 Dundee [h] L2-3 (SFL Division A - game 7) |
| 24y, 3m, 17d | |
17.12.1949 Falkirk [a] W3-0 (SFL Division A - game 14) |
| 24y, 4m, 3d | |
02.01.1950 Clyde [h] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 17) |
| 24y, 4m, 8d | |
07.01.1950 Raith Rovers [h] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 18) |
| 24y, 4m, 15d | |
14.01.1950 Motherwell [a] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 19) |
| 24y, 5m, 26d | |
25.02.1950 St Mirren [a] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 23) |
| 24y, 6m, 2d | |
04.03.1950 East Fife [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 24) |
| 24y, 6m, 9d | |
11.03.1950 Stirling Albion [h] W5-1 (Scottish Cup Quarter Final) |
| 24y, 6m, 16d | |
18.03.1950 Third Lanark [a] W7-2 (SFL Division A - game 25) |
| 24y, 6m, 23d | |
25.03.1950 Falkirk [h] W3-1 (SFL Division A - game 26) |
| 24y, 7m, 2d | |
01.04.1950 East Fife [n] L1-2 (Scottish Cup Semi Final) |
| 24y, 7m, 9d | |
08.04.1950 Queen of the South [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 27) |
| 24y, 7m, 18d | |
17.04.1950 Heart of Midlothian [a] D3-3 (SFL Division A - game 29) |
| 24y, 8m, 1d | |
01.05.1950 Queen's Park [h] W4-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) |
| 24y, 11m, 20d | |
19.08.1950 Motherwell [a] L1-2 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 3) |
| 24y, 11m, 22d | |
21.08.1950 Third Lanark [a] D2-2 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) |
| 25y, 0m, 10d | |
09.09.1950 Raith Rovers [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 1) |
| 25y, 0m, 21d | |
20.09.1950 Rangers [h] W*1-1 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay) aet; * won coin toss |
| 25y, 1m, 7d | |
07.10.1950 Rangers [h] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 4) |
| 25y, 1m, 21d | |
21.10.1950 Heart of Midlothian [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 6) |
| 25y, 2m, 5d | |
04.11.1950 Heart of Midlothian [a] W5-4 (SFL Division A - game 8) |
| 25y, 5m, 18d | |
17.02.1951 Aberdeen [a] L1-4 (SFL Division A - game 18) |
| 25y, 5m, 25d | |
24.02.1951 St Mirren [h] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 19) |
| 25y, 6m, 8d | |
10.03.1951 East Fife [h] W4-0 (SFL Division A - game 21) |
| 25y, 6m, 24d | |
26.03.1951 Celtic [n] W3-2 (Glasgow Cup Final replay) |
| 25y, 10m, 14d | |
14.07.1951 St Mirren [a] L1-2 (St Mungo Cup 1st Round) |
| 25y, 11m, 12d | |
11.08.1951 Hibernian [h] W4-2 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 1) |
| 26y, 0m, 2d | |
01.09.1951 Motherwell [a] L2-3 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 6) |
| 26y, 0m, 9d | |
08.09.1951 Rangers [a] L1-4 (SFL Division A - game 1) |
| 26y, 1m, 6d | |
06.10.1951 Raith Rovers [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 5) |
| 26y, 2m, 25d | |
24.11.1951 East Fife [a] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 11) |
| 26y, 3m, 8d | |
08.12.1951 Airdrieonians [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 13) |
| 26y, 3m, 15d | |
15.12.1951 Queen of the South [a] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 14) |
| 26y, 4m, 2d | |
01.01.1952 Third Lanark [h] W4-2 (SFL Division A - game 18) |
| 26y, 4m, 20d | |
19.01.1952 Hibernian [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 22) |
| 26y, 7m, 13d | |
12.04.1952 Dundee [a] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 30) |
| 26y, 11m, 14d | |
13.08.1952 Celtic [a] W5-2 (League Cup Division A, Section A - game 2) |
| 26y, 11m, 21d | |
20.08.1952 Clyde [h] W2-0 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) |
| 27y, 0m, 11d | |
10.09.1952 Third Lanark [h] W4-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 27y, 1m, 25d | |
25.10.1952 Motherwell [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 7) |
| 27y, 2m, 23d | |
22.11.1952 St Mirren [a] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 11) |
| 27y, 3m, 13d | |
13.12.1952 Hibernian [h] W5-4 (SFL Division A - game 13) |
| 27y, 4m, 18d | |
17.01.1953 Heart of Midlothian [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 19) |
| 27y, 5m, 1d | |
31.01.1953 Raith Rovers [a] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 20) |
| 27y, 6m, 5d | |
07.03.1953 Celtic [a] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 24) |
| 27y, 7m, 7d | |
06.04.1953 Queen of the South [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 28) |
| 27y, 7m, 26d | |
25.04.1953 Airdrieonians [h] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 30) |
| 27y, 7m, 28d | |
27.04.1953 Queen's Park [h] L*2-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) * lost coin toss |
| 27y, 11m, 9d | |
08.08.1953 Clyde [h] W4-1 (League Cup Division A, Section D - game 1) |
| 28y, 0m, 17d | |
16.09.1953 Kilmarnock [h] W4-0 (League Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: W7-4 |
| 28y, 0m, 20d | |
19.09.1953 Clyde [a] W4-0 (SFL Division A - game 2) |
| 28y, 0m, 27d | |
26.09.1953 Queen of the South [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 3) |
| 28y, 1m, 17d | |
17.10.1953 Raith Rovers [a] L1-4 (SFL Division A - game 5) |
| 28y, 1m, 24d | |
24.10.1953 East Fife [n] L2-3 (League Cup Final) |
| 28y, 2m, 1d | |
31.10.1953 Hibernian [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 6) |
| 28y, 2m, 8d | |
07.11.1953 Dundee [h] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 7) |
| 28y, 2m, 22d | |
21.11.1953 St Mirren [h] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 9) |
