Lauren Walker

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Lauren Walker
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1]
Position Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
Port Vale
Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Stoke City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2006–2009 Arsenal 0 (0)
2009–2010 Blackburn Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:31, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

Lauren Walker (born 12 March 1989) is an English footballer who usually plays at either left-back or left midfield. She previously represented Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. She hails from Birches Head, Staffordshire. [2]

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Club career

Walker played as a junior for Port Vale Girls [3] and Stoke City Girls [4] and as a senior for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Northern Premiership [5] before joining Arsenal' reserve side. She left Arsenal to join Blackburn Rovers in July 2009. [6] [7] Her first goal for Rovers came in their 4–2 Women's FA Cup first round win at home to Manchester City. [8]

International career

Walker was selected as a member of the Great Britain women's football squad for the World University Games in Belgrade in 2009. [9] She played in each of the side's previous three games, but was an unused substitute as Britain lost on penalties to Japan in the semi-final. [3] The side eventually won the Bronze Medal after beating France in the third-place play-off match. [2]

Personal life

Walker was a Sports and Exercise Science student at the University of Hertfordshire. [5] Following her retirement, she became a biology teacher at Derby Grammar School. [10]

Statistics

To 28 October 2009

ClubSeasonLeagueWFA CupPremier League CupCounty CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies [6] 2009–10 500011120074
Club Total500011120074

References

  1. ↑ "MySpace Profile". MySpace. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Potteries duo win world bronze". 17 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Shoot out ends world title hopes". The Sentinel. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Stoke City Girls' FA Centre of Excellence - player receives England call up". Sport across Staffordshire. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Lauren Walker". The University of Hertfordshire Athletic Union. Retrieved 14 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. 1 2 "Lauren Walker". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Rovers ladies land talented trio". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  8. ↑ Tony Leighton (14 September 2009). "Cup holders Arsenal beat Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "Great Britain women's football squad announced for World University Games". British Universities & Colleges Sport. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  10. ↑ Green, Kirsty (22 March 2023). "Former professional footballer Lauren brings lessons from pitch to classroom: biology teacher starred for arsenal and aston villa". Derby Telegraph . ProQuest   2789309903 . Retrieved 4 April 2023.


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