Billy Walker (footballer, born 1897)

Billy Walker, English footballer (died 1964)

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Born: October 29, 1897
Died: November 28, 1964
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1897

About Billy Walker (footballer, born 1897)

William Henry Walker was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest footballers to ever play for Aston Villa and England. As a manager he won the FA Cup with each of Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest, some 24 years apart, which remains the longest interval between FA cup wins as manager. Walker made his senior debut in January 1920 in the FA Cup, scoring twice as Aston Villa won 2–1 in the first round against non-league side Queens Park Rangers. Walker also scored 8 league goals in 15 matches at the back end of the 1919–20 season, including a hat-trick against Newcastle United, as Villa ended the first season after the first world war in ninth place.

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Billy Walker (footballer, born 1897) timeline

1919Walker also scored 8 league goals in 15 matches at the back end of the 1919–20 season, including a hat-trick against Newcastle United, as Villa ended the first season after the first world war in ninth place.
1920Walker made his senior debut in January 1920 in the FA Cup, scoring twice as Aston Villa won 2–1 in the first round against non-league side Queens Park Rangers.

The world when Billy Walker (footballer, born 1897) was born

Billy Walker (footballer, born 1897) was born in 1897. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Billy Walker (footballer, born 1897)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1897	2026
Population	70.0M	341 million

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