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Bobby Walker (born 10 January 1879, in Dalrymple Place, Edinburgh; died 28 August 1930 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish professional footballer, he was the most capped Scottish Footballer for Heart of Midlothian with 29 caps until the record was broken in 2006 by Steven Pressley. He held the Scotland Caps record at various points from 1905 to 1931. He was the first Hearts player to score over 100 League Goals. He was entitled "The Best Player in Europe" and his style of football was known as "Walkerism".
Walker joined Hearts from Dalry Primrose in 1896, making his debut in a "trial" match vs Sunderland. The 1901 Scottish Cup win was remembered as "Walker's Final", Hearts beating Celtic 4-3.
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1 |
1 March 1902 |
Grosvenor Park, Belfast, Ireland |
 Ireland |
2-0 |
5-1 |
British Home Championship |
| 2 |
15 March 1902 |
Cappielow, Greenock, Scotland |
 Wales |
4-0 |
5-1 |
British Home Championship |
| 3 |
4 April 1903 |
Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England |
 England |
2-1 |
2-1 |
British Home Championship |
| 4 |
12 March 1904 |
Dens Park, Dundee, Scotland |
Wales |
1-0 |
1-1 |
British Home Championship |
| 5 |
18 March 1905 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
Ireland |
2-0 |
4-0 |
British Home Championship |
| 6 |
16 March 1907 |
Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
Ireland |
2-0 |
3-0 |
British Home Championship |
| 7 |
1 March 1909 |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
1-3 |
2-3 |
British Home Championship |
| 8 |
16 March 1912 |
Windsor Park, Belfast, Ireland |
Ireland |
4-1 |
4-1 |
British Home Championship |
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