Not sure this helps but I attach a team photo taken probably in 1947 or 1948 - there are nearly 30 players in it and 4 goalkeepers. Dick Graham is the one in front - and another keeper Bob Lucas is the one on the right and he was only at the club between June 1946 and June 1948. So could Walter be one of the others?
Roy Bailey joined in 1949 so I don't think he's one of the keepers here.

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Zaha, Williams, Murray, Ambrose, Scannell.

A 5-man forward line who scored 3 goals in 10 minutes on 27th September 2011 at .......................

Billy Naylor changed his name from Billy Bark.

blind eagle, can you identify many of the players in the photo?

Zaha, Williams, Murray, Ambrose, Scannell.

A 5-man forward line who scored 3 goals in 10 minutes on 27th September 2011 at .......................

Fred Dawes to the right of Dick Graham and Bert Robson front row third from right.

Edited by Joe Bloggs (10 Sep 2012 9.45pm)

I have the 1947-8 club handbook, which lists every player on the books in the summer of 1947.

There are 5 goalkeepers listed:-

Dick Graham, Bob Lucas, Letham, F.F.G. Elliot, and D. Groombridge (junior).

Sadly I don't have the 1948-9 one.

In that photo I sent, does this lady recognise any of the 4 keepers?

Zaha, Williams, Murray, Ambrose, Scannell.

A 5-man forward line who scored 3 goals in 10 minutes on 27th September 2011 at .......................

Thanks for the photo. It must have been taken in 1947 because its not raining and in 1948 it never stopped raining!.Never knew we had 30 players on the books then but I suppose the Club could afford them as most earned less than the the maximum wage of ten quid a week.Yes I have identified several but I'm still studying the photo and will eventually get back to you. In those days I think I only ever saw Dick Graham in goal. He was one of my idols because I was at Selhurst on Boxing Day 1945 when he signed for us from Leicester if I'm not mistaken. Lots of memories coming to the surface!.