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Jimmy Walker (footballer, born 1973)
English footballer and coach
For other people named Jimmy Walker, see Jimmy Walker (disambiguation).
James Barry Walker (born 9 July 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Since 2013, Walker has been a goalkeeping coach at numerous clubs.
Early life
[edit]Walker was born on 9 July 1973 at 3.00am in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, weighing 7lbs 13oz. His father, Barry, was employed as a miner before working in an office, while his mother ran her own hairdressing salon.[1] He has a younger sister, Elizabeth. When Walker was eleven years old, his parents divorced, and he continued to live with his mother. Within a year, his father married again to his step-mother, Hilary.[2]
Club career
[edit]Walsall
[edit]Walker joined Notts County as a trainee in July 1991, but failed to make a first-team appearance[3] and moved to Walsall in August 1993, making his debut
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Jimmy Walker (footballer, born 1932)
James Walker (born 29 March 1932) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1932-03-29)29 March 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ledley Hall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | Glentoran | ||
| 1951–1954 | Linfield | ||
| 1954–1957 | Doncaster Rovers | 47 | (19) |
| 1957–1960 | Portadown | ||
| 1960–1961 | Linfield | ||
| 1961 | Crusaders | ||
| International career | |||
| 1955 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Belfast, Walker played for Ledley Hall, Glentoran, Linfield, Doncaster Rovers, Portadown and Crusaders.[1][2][3][4] He also earned one cap for the Northern Ireland national team.[1][2]
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Jim Walker (born 10 June 1947) was a professional footballer who played in the Football League for five clubs as a full-back. He also had a long stint as physiotherapist at Aston Villa.
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Walker began his career by coming through the youth ranks with hometown club Northwich Victoria. This led to him being snapped up by Derby County in February 1968, with Walker appearing 26 times as Derby won the Football League Second Division the following year. Unfortunately appearances were to be limited over the following years and he was allowed to spend time on loan with Hartlepool in 1970. He helped Derby win the First Division title in the 1971–72 season, but only made 6 league appearances.[1]
He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion in September 1974, just 13 months before signing for fellow Division Three side Peterborough United. By November 1976 he was on the move again when he joined Chester, where he would spend the