Andy Walker (footballer, born 1981)

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Andy Walker
Personal information
Full name Andrew William Walker [1] [ failed verification ]
Date of birth (1981-09-30) 30 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Bexleyheath, London, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Phoenix Sports
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000 Colchester United 3 (0)
2000–2001 St Albans City ? (0)
2001–2002 Exeter City 1 (0)
2002 Tonbridge Angels ? (0)
2002 Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
2002–2004 Wingate & Finchley ? (0)
2004–2008 Bromley ? (0)
2008–2009 Maidstone United 37 (0)
2009–2010 Billericay ? (0)
2010 → Maidstone United (loan) 9 (0)
2010–2011 Maidstone United 48 (0)
2011–2013 Cray Wanderers 93 (0)
2013–2015 Thurrock 60 (0)
2015 Harlow Town 12 (0)
2015 Thamesmead Town 1 (0)
2017–2021 Cray Valley Paper Mills
2021 Erith Town 3 (0)
2021–2022 Chatham Town 28 (0)
2022–2024 Phoenix Sports 68 (0)
2024– VCD Athletic 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Andrew William Walker is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Southern Counties East League Premier Division club VCD Athletic. [2]

Career

Walker played professionally for both Colchester United and Exeter City and has also had a stint at Doncaster Rovers. [3] [4] [5] Walker has also played for St Albans City, Tonbridge Angels, Wingate & Finchley and Bromley before joining Maidstone United in the summer of 2008. [6] He spent a year at Maidstone, winning the Supporters Player of the Year in the process, before joining Billericay due to budget cuts at the Stones. [7] He rejoined Maidstone on a month loan in February 2010 before the deal was made permanent in March 2010, [8] [9] and again won the Supporters Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season. In June 2011, Walker left Maidstone to join Cray Wanderers, with the player citing Maidstone's relegation to the Isthmian League Division One South as his reason for leaving the club. [10]

Walker made over 100 appearances for Cray in all competitions, before leaving the club in September 2013, following a managerial change. [11] He moved on to Thurrock and then Harlow Town, before joining Thamesmead Town at the beginning of the 2015–16 season. [12] Walker won promotion with Chatham Town in the 2021–22 season before joining Phoenix Sports., [13] where he won promotion from the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division for a second consecutive season in 2022-23. In July 2024, he returned to the SCEFL Premier Division, joining VCD Athletic. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ryman Isthmian Football League - Appearances". Goalrun. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Andy Walker player stats | Southern Counties East Football League". fulltime.thefa.com.
  3. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers Player Profile" . Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Andy Walker | Football Stats | No Club | Age 39 | 1998-2002 | Soccer Base".
  5. ↑ "Doncaster sign Walker". BBC News. 3 January 2002.
  6. ↑ "Maidstone United have made their sixth new signing of the summer with the capture of former Bromley goalkeeper Andy Walker. Twenty six year old Walker spent four years at the Hayes Lane club and made more than 200 appearances". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Maidstone United Supporters' Association Player Of The Year Andy Walker, is the second big name player to leave The Stones this week following the earlier departure of Elliot Bradbrook". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Maidstone United moved swiftly to sign goalkeeper Andy Walker from Billericay Town in time for this weekend's Ryman Premier Division game against Harrow Borough". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "30th March 20:00". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Andy Walker leaves The Stones". Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Cray Wanderers - A Complete Statistical Record". Cray 150 Publications. 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Spillane continues to strengthen Mead". 8 June 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. ↑ @phoenixsport82 (21 May 2022). "Phoenix Sports are delighted to announce that Andy Walker has committed to play for the club for the 2022-23 season #COYP 💚🖤" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ @vcd_club (23 July 2024). "VCD are delighted to welcome Andy Walker to the club. 'Walks' comes with a wealth of experience that will be massive for us on and off the pitch. Welcome to the club 🟢⚪️🟢⚪️" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 September 2024– via Twitter.
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