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Tommy Walker (footballer, born 1903)

British association football player (1903-)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionOct 14, 2025
Entity authorityQ16073484 ↗
Source-derived summary

Thomas Walker (born 1903) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Born in Cross Colls, Walker played for Vale of Grange, Bradford City and Sheffield Wednesday. For Bradford City, he made 54 appearances in the Football League; he also made 4 FA Cup appearances. For Sheffield Wednesday, he made 258 appearances in the Football League; he also made 29 FA Cup appearances. He played in Sheffield Wednesday's 2–1 defeat by Arsenal in the Charity Shield at Stamford Bridge in October 1930.

Sources

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

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The public source identifies “Tommy Walker (footballer, born 1903)” as british association football player (1903-). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tommy, Walker and footballer.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1903, 1930, 1988—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1903-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tommy, Walker and footballer providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q16073484. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1903, 1930 and 1988.

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This entry incorporates text from “Tommy Walker (footballer, born 1903)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.