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Tommy Walker (footballer, born February 1952)

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Tommy Walker
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jackson Walker[1]
Date of birth (1952-02-20) 20 February 1952 (age 72)[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Stoke City 2 (0)
1973 Burnley 0 (0)
1973 Yeovil Town 9 (4)
1973–1974 Macclesfield Town 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Jackson Walker (born 20 February 1952) is an English former association footballer who played as a midfielder for Stoke City.[1]

Career

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Walker was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme and began his career with local side Stoke City.[1] Due to Stoke having a large number of fixtures in the 1971–72 season he made two appearances for Stoke in April 1972, away at Chelsea and Manchester United.[1] He left Stoke at the end of the 1972-73 season for Burnley but failed to make an appearance and later played for non-league Yeovil Town.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1971–72 First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Burnley 1973-74 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yeovil Town 1973–74 Southern Premier League 9 4 0 0 0 0 9 4
Macclesfield Town 1973–74[3] Northern Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career Total 13 4 0 0 0 0 13 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Tommy Walker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Northern Premier League - 1973-74". Silkmen Archive.