Paul Walker (footballer, born 1960)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul James Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Wood Green, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1978 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1983 | Brentford | 71 | (5) |
| → Marlow (loan) | |||
| 1977 | → Slough Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1983–???? | Johannesburg Rangers | ||
| National team | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Chertsey Town | ||
| 2001–2002 | Egham Town | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Paul James Walker (born 17 December 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League for Brentford and is the club's youngest-ever debutant.[2] He captained England Schoolboys and later managed in non-league football.[3][4][5][6]
Career
Walker joined Brentford on schoolboy forms in September 1975 and made his professional debut on 14 August 1976,[7] aged just 15 years, 7 months, 28 days.[4] Walker made a total of 71 appearances for Brentford in the Football League, scoring five goals.[8] Walker later played in South Africa for Johannesburg Rangers.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1976–77[7] | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977–78[7] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79[7] | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1979–80[7] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81[7] | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 5 | ||
| 1981–82[7] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83[7] | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 6 | ||
| Slough Town (loan) | 1976–77[9] | Isthmian League First Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 6 | ||
References
- 1 2 "Paul Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Gillingham 27/08/96. 1996. p. 21.
- ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 328. ISBN 978-1906796716.
- 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 164. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Leila. "Chertsey Town | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Leila. "Egham Town | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–397. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "BRENTFORD : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ↑ "Slough Town FC". www.sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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