Bill Walsh

William Walsh (4 December 1923 – 28 July 2014), known as Bill or Billy Walsh , was an English footballer who made 145 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Sunderland , Northampton Town and Darlington . [ 4 ] Walsh began his career in non-league football with Horden Colliery Welfare , [ 4 ] and made his competitive debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 against Charlton Athletic in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley . [ 5 ] Overall, he went on to make 98 First Division appearances and scored one goal for the club in a career spanning from 1946 to 1953. [ 6 ] He spent one season each with Northampton Town and Darlington , [ 4 ] before emigrating to Australia in 1956, [ 2 ] where he played for Hakoah . [ 4 ] Walsh was born in Horden , [ 6 ] County Durham , and died in Gold Coast, Queensland , [ 2 ] Australia. — Wikipedia

Position

DF

Nationality

United Kingdom

Birthplace

Horden

Born

4 Dec 1923