Duncan Campbell Walker (12 October 1899 – 9 September 1963) was a Scottish
association football
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player for clubs including
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
,
St Mirren and
Nottingham Forest
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. He finished as the top scorer in the
Scottish Football League Division One
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in the
1921–22 season.
Scotland – List of Topscorers
RSSSF
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Career
Nottingham Forest
Walker made his debut for Nottingham Forest on 25 August 1923 away at Everton and scored his first goal in his second game on 27 August 1923 at home to West Bromwich Albion
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. He finished as Forest's top scorer in the 1923–24 season with 17 league goals. In 1924–25 he again finished top scorer with eight goals, but the team was relegated to the Second Division
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. His last game for the club was on 15 April 1927.
References
1899 births
1963 deaths
Dumbarton F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Sportspeople from Alloa
Footballers from Clackmannanshire
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scottish men's footballers
Kilsyth Rangers F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
Bo'ness F.C. players
Scottish league football top scorers
Men's association football forwards
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