Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Billy Walker Biography and Timeline

Follow Billy Walker through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Billy Walker, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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1920–1959Years on this page

1920

Aston Villa Debut

Forward for Aston Villa · Villa Park · Sport / Football

Walker scores twice on his debut and begins a club-record scoring career.

1933

Club Record Goalscorer

Forward for Aston Villa · Villa Park · Sport / Football

Walker ends his Villa career as the club's record goalscorer with 244 goals.

1935

Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup Victory

Manager · London · Sport / Football

Walker led Sheffield Wednesday to FA Cup success after a dramatic final against West Bromwich Albion at Wembley.

1951

Third Division South Championship

Manager · Nottingham · Sport / Football

Billy Walker managed Nottingham Forest to the Third Division South title in 1950-51. That achievement restored the club to the Second Division after a two-season absence.

1959

Walker Leads Nottingham Forest Past Luton Town

Football Manager · Wembley · Sport / Football

Nottingham Forest's final against Luton Town ends 2-1, completing Walker's successful campaign.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.