James Walker (footballer born 1987)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Luke Newton Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dover Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Notts County (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Southend United (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Southend United | 30 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Hereford United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2010 | Gillingham | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Leyton Orient | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | Woking | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Dover Athletic | 18 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Luke Newton Walker (born 25 November 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Dover Athletic.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Charlton Athletic
Walker was released by Charlton in 2006, but was invited back on a trial by new manager Iain Dowie during pre-season, and he impressed by scoring against Millwall, Germinal Beerschot and Hibernian, earning a new one-year contract.
He has loan spells with Hartlepool United, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Notts County and Yeovil Town. He is a former England under-18 international.
On 23 November 2006, Walker joined Leyton Orient on a two-month loan deal. He scored with his final touch for the club in a 5–2 away win against Millwall on 20 February 2007. He joined Notts County on loan in March 2007 and later joined Yeovil Town on a three-month loan in October 2007.
[edit] Southend United
After returning in January 2008, he was close to joining another League One side, Southend United, for £200,000.[1] However, the move was cancelled after he was discovered to have an irregular heart rhythm after he failed a medical.[2] The following month he was signed on loan by Southend,[3] and scored on his debut against Bournemouth.
At the start of Southend's 2008–09 season, Walker was used as a winger rather than a striker. On 13 December 2008, in the club's League One game against Huddersfield Town, Walker missed a penalty which would have put Southend on level terms, instead Southend slipped to a 1–0 defeat. On 20 January 2009, Walker came off the bench against Leyton Orient to rescue a point in the sixth minute of injury time with an individual effort after taking on four defenders.[4]
On 22 September 2009, Walker joined Hereford United on a month's loan spell.[5] He made his debut in a 4–1 loss to Rochdale on 26 September 2009. He then scored his first goal against Dagenham & Redbridge on 3 October 2009.
Hereford were keen to extend Walker's loan but after his initial month he wanted to return to Southend to fight for his place in their side.
[edit] Gillingham
On 1 February 2010 he agreed to have his Southend contract terminated and joined Gillingham on a free transfer.[6] He made his debut in 4–0 defeat to Brentford.[7] Walker was released at the end of the season.[8]
[edit] Leyton Orient
In September 2010, Walker joined Leyton Orient on a three-month deal, which was later extended by another month. He left the club when this deal expired on 11 January 2011, having made 14 appearances in all competitions without scoring, although he was almost always used as a late substitute.[9]
On 16 February 2011 Walker joined Grimsby Town on trial.[10]
[edit] Woking
On 3 March 2011, Walker signed for Conference South side Woking on a contract until the end of the season.
[edit] Dover Athletic
In July 2011, Walker signed for Conference South side Dover Athletic after a successful pre-season trial.
[edit] References
- ^ Charlton striker joins Southend, BBC Sport
- ^ Walker move called off, Charlton Athletic F.C.
- ^ Southend sign Charlton's Walker, BBC Sport
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Walker loaned to Bulls". southendunited.co.uk (Southend United Football Club). 22 September 2009. http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~1804561,00.html. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ Official Gillingham website
- ^ http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Walker-makes-Gills-debut-at-Brentford-newsinkent32555.aspx?news=sport
- ^ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/sport/2010/may/11/gillingham_fc.aspx
- ^ "Walker moves on". Leyton Orient F.C.. 11 January 2011. http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2263988,00.html.
- ^ "Grimsby trial for striker Walker". BBC News. 16 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/9399774.stm.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Hackney
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- England youth international footballers
