Jimmy Walker
Jimmy Walker
Jimmy Walker
● Jimmy Walker (HA)

born in the USA

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.
Age Goal(s) Match
21y, 7m, 27d goal.png 26.04.1947 Motherwell [a] D3-3 (SFL Division A - game 29)
21y, 8m, 23d goal.pnggoal.pnggoal.png 23.05.1947 Norway XI [a] W4-0 (Friendly)
21y, 11m, 10d goal.pnggoal.pnggoal.png 09.08.1947 Falkirk [a] W6-5 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 1)
21y, 11m, 17d goal.png 16.08.1947 Queen's Park [h] W3-1 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 2)
22y, 0m, 28d goal.png 27.09.1947 Queen's Park [h] W5-1 (SFL Division A - game 4)
22y, 4m, 4d goal.png 03.01.1948 Queen's Park [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 19)
22y, 4m, 11d goal.png 10.01.1948 Morton [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 20)
22y, 4m, 25d goal.png 24.01.1948 Celtic [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 22)
22y, 5m, 8d goal.pnggoal.png 07.02.1948 Dundee United [h] W4-3 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) aet
22y, 5m, 15d goal.png 14.02.1948 Aberdeen [a] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 24)
22y, 6m, 12d goal.png 13.03.1948 Third Lanark [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 26)
22y, 6m, 19d goal.png 20.03.1948 Falkirk [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 27)
22y, 7m, 27d goal.png 26.04.1948 Celtic [n] D2-2 (Benefit Match)
22y, 11m, 22d goal.png 21.08.1948 Clyde [h] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 3)
23y, 0m, 12d goal.png 11.09.1948 Heart of Midlothian [a] D2-2 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 1)
23y, 0m, 19d goal.pnggoal.png 18.09.1948 Queen of the South [h] W9-0 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 2)
23y, 1m, 2d goal.pnggoal.png 02.10.1948 Heart of Midlothian [h] W3-1 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 4)
23y, 2m, 7d goal.png 06.11.1948 Heart of Midlothian [a] W3-1 (SFL Division A - game 9)
23y, 3m, 11d goal.pnggoal.png 11.12.1948 Third Lanark [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 14)
23y, 4m, 2d goal.png 01.01.1949 Clyde [a] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 17)
23y, 4m, 9d goal.png 08.01.1949 Albion Rovers [a] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 19)
23y, 4m, 23d goal.png 22.01.1949 Arbroath [a] W4-3 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
23y, 5m, 6d goal.pnggoal.png 05.02.1949 Queen of the South [h] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
23y, 5m, 13d goal.png 12.02.1949 Dundee [h] D4-4 (SFL Division A - game 22)
23y, 6m, 10d goal.png 12.03.1949 Motherwell [a] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 24)
23y, 7m, 3d goal.png 02.04.1949 Falkirk [a] W3-1 (SFL Division A - game 26)
23y, 7m, 10d goal.png 09.04.1949 Hibernian [a] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 27)
23y, 7m, 21d goal.png 20.04.1949 Heart of Midlothian [h] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 29)
23y, 7m, 24d goal.png 23.04.1949 Dundee [a] L2-4 (SFL Division A - game 30)
23y, 8m, 0d goal.pnggoal.png 30.04.1949 Clyde [h] W3-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)
23y, 8m, 4d goal.png 04.05.1949 Rangers [a] W1-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)
23y, 8m, 7d goal.png 07.05.1949 Celtic [n] W2-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)
23y, 11m, 14d goal.png 13.08.1949 Motherwell [h] W2-0 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 1)
23y, 11m, 18d goal.png 17.08.1949 Clyde [a] W2-1 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 2)
23y, 11m, 25d goal.png 24.08.1949 Third Lanark [a] L2-4 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)
24y, 0m, 18d goal.png 17.09.1949 Hibernian [h] W4-2 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg)
24y, 1m, 1d goal.pnggoal.png 01.10.1949 Stirling Albion [h] W4-1 (SFL Division A - game 3)
24y, 1m, 8d goal.png 08.10.1949 Raith Rovers [a] W3-1 (SFL Division A - game 4)
24y, 1m, 29d goal.png 29.10.1949 Dundee [h] L2-3 (SFL Division A - game 7)
24y, 3m, 17d goal.png 17.12.1949 Falkirk [a] W3-0 (SFL Division A - game 14)
24y, 4m, 3d goal.png 02.01.1950 Clyde [h] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 17)
24y, 4m, 8d goal.png 07.01.1950 Raith Rovers [h] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 18)
24y, 4m, 15d goal.png 14.01.1950 Motherwell [a] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 19)
24y, 5m, 26d goal.png 25.02.1950 St Mirren [a] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 23)
24y, 6m, 2d goal.png 04.03.1950 East Fife [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 24)
24y, 6m, 9d goal.pnggoal.png 11.03.1950 Stirling Albion [h] W5-1 (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)
24y, 6m, 16d goal.pnggoal.png 18.03.1950 Third Lanark [a] W7-2 (SFL Division A - game 25)
24y, 6m, 23d goal.pnggoal.pnggoal.png 25.03.1950 Falkirk [h] W3-1 (SFL Division A - game 26)
24y, 7m, 2d goal.png 01.04.1950 East Fife [n] L1-2 (Scottish Cup Semi Final)
24y, 7m, 9d goal.png 08.04.1950 Queen of the South [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 27)
24y, 7m, 18d goal.png 17.04.1950 Heart of Midlothian [a] D3-3 (SFL Division A - game 29)
24y, 8m, 1d goal.pnggoal.png 01.05.1950 Queen's Park [h] W4-0 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)
24y, 11m, 20d goal.png 19.08.1950 Motherwell [a] L1-2 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 3)
24y, 11m, 22d goal.png 21.08.1950 Third Lanark [a] D2-2 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)
25y, 0m, 10d goal.png 09.09.1950 Raith Rovers [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 1)
25y, 0m, 21d goal.png 20.09.1950 Rangers [h] W*1-1 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay) aet; * won coin toss
25y, 1m, 7d goal.png 07.10.1950 Rangers [h] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 4)
25y, 1m, 21d goal.pnggoal.png 21.10.1950 Heart of Midlothian [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 6)
25y, 2m, 5d goal.png 04.11.1950 Heart of Midlothian [a] W5-4 (SFL Division A - game 8)
25y, 5m, 18d goal.png 17.02.1951 Aberdeen [a] L1-4 (SFL Division A - game 18)
25y, 5m, 25d goal.png 24.02.1951 St Mirren [h] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 19)
25y, 6m, 8d goal.png 10.03.1951 East Fife [h] W4-0 (SFL Division A - game 21)
25y, 6m, 24d goal.pnggoal.png 26.03.1951 Celtic [n] W3-2 (Glasgow Cup Final replay)
25y, 10m, 14d goal.png 14.07.1951 St Mirren [a] L1-2 (St Mungo Cup 1st Round)
25y, 11m, 12d goal.png 11.08.1951 Hibernian [h] W4-2 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 1)
26y, 0m, 2d goal.pnggoal.png 01.09.1951 Motherwell [a] L2-3 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 6)
26y, 0m, 9d goal.png 08.09.1951 Rangers [a] L1-4 (SFL Division A - game 1)
26y, 1m, 6d goal.pnggoal.png 06.10.1951 Raith Rovers [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 5)
26y, 2m, 25d goal.png 24.11.1951 East Fife [a] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 11)
26y, 3m, 8d goal.png 08.12.1951 Airdrieonians [h] W5-2 (SFL Division A - game 13)
26y, 3m, 15d goal.png 15.12.1951 Queen of the South [a] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 14)
26y, 4m, 2d goal.png 01.01.1952 Third Lanark [h] W4-2 (SFL Division A - game 18)
26y, 4m, 20d goal.png 19.01.1952 Hibernian [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 22)
26y, 7m, 13d goal.png 12.04.1952 Dundee [a] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 30)
26y, 11m, 14d goal.pnggoal.png 13.08.1952 Celtic [a] W5-2 (League Cup Division A, Section A - game 2)
26y, 11m, 21d goal.png 20.08.1952 Clyde [h] W2-0 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)
27y, 0m, 11d goal.pnggoal.png 10.09.1952 Third Lanark [h] W4-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)
27y, 1m, 25d goal.png 25.10.1952 Motherwell [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 7)
27y, 2m, 23d goal.png 22.11.1952 St Mirren [a] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 11)
27y, 3m, 13d goal.pnggoal.pnggoal.pnggoal.png 13.12.1952 Hibernian [h] W5-4 (SFL Division A - game 13)
27y, 4m, 18d goal.png 17.01.1953 Heart of Midlothian [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 19)
27y, 5m, 1d goal.png 31.01.1953 Raith Rovers [a] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 20)
27y, 6m, 5d goal.png 07.03.1953 Celtic [a] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 24)
27y, 7m, 7d goal.png 06.04.1953 Queen of the South [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 28)
27y, 7m, 26d goal.png 25.04.1953 Airdrieonians [h] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 30)
27y, 7m, 28d goal.png 27.04.1953 Queen's Park [h] L*2-2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) * lost coin toss
27y, 11m, 9d goal.png 08.08.1953 Clyde [h] W4-1 (League Cup Division A, Section D - game 1)
28y, 0m, 17d goal.pnggoal.pnggoal.png 16.09.1953 Kilmarnock [h] W4-0 (League Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: W7-4
28y, 0m, 20d goal.png 19.09.1953 Clyde [a] W4-0 (SFL Division A - game 2)
28y, 0m, 27d goal.png 26.09.1953 Queen of the South [h] L1-2 (SFL Division A - game 3)
28y, 1m, 17d goal.png 17.10.1953 Raith Rovers [a] L1-4 (SFL Division A - game 5)
28y, 1m, 24d goal.png 24.10.1953 East Fife [n] L2-3 (League Cup Final)
28y, 2m, 1d goal.png 31.10.1953 Hibernian [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 6)
28y, 2m, 8d goal.png 07.11.1953 Dundee [h] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 7)
28y, 2m, 22d goal.png 21.11.1953 St Mirren [h] W2-0 (SFL Division A - game 9)

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