Robert McKenzie Walls (13 July 1908 – 1992) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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in the
Scottish League
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for
Hibernian,
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
,
St Bernard's and
Heart of Midlothian.
He also played in the
Football League
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for
Aldershot
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.
Personal life
After the
Second World War
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, Walls emigrated to
Canada
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Hibernian
*
Scottish League Division Two:
1932–33
Cowdenbeath
* Scottish League Division Two:
1938–39
Individual
*
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
Hall of Fame
References
Scottish men's footballers
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Place of birth missing
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
St Bernard's F.C. players
Hibernian F.C. players
Hibernian F.C. wartime guest players
Scottish emigrants to Canada
English Football League players
Aldershot F.C. players
1908 births
1992 deaths
Footballers from Leith
Waterford F.C. players
League of Ireland players
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
Aberdeen F.C. wartime guest players
Men's association football forwards
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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