Full name William Walsh Date of death 2014 (aged 90) | Playing position Name Bill Walsh | |
Date of birth (1923-12-04)4 December 1923 Place of death Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||
Bill walsh a football life origins of the san francisco 49ers dynasty
William Walsh (4 December 1923 – 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.
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Walsh began his career in non-league football with Horden Colliery Welfare, and made his competitive debut for Sunderland on 11 September 1946 against Charlton Athletic in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley. 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. He spent one season each with Northampton Town and Darlington, before emigrating to Australia in 1956, where he played for Hakoah.
Walsh was born in Horden, County Durham, and died in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.