Paul Walker (footballer, born 1960)

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Paul Walker
Personal information
Full name Paul James Walker [1]
Date of birth (1960-12-17) 17 December 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Wood Green, England [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1978 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1983 Brentford 71 (5)
→ Marlow (loan)
1977 → Slough Town (loan) 5 (0)
1983–???? Johannesburg Rangers
International career
1976 England Schoolboys 8 (2)
Managerial career
2000–2001 Chertsey Town
2001–2002 Egham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul James Walker (born 17 December 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder 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] [7]

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Career

Walker joined Brentford on schoolboy forms in September 1975 and made his professional debut on 14 August 1976, [8] aged just 15 years, 7 months, 28 days. [4] He made a total of 71 appearances for Brentford in the Football League, scoring five goals. [4] Walker later played in South Africa for Johannesburg Rangers. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1976–77 [8] Fourth Division 20102050
1977–78 [8] Fourth Division50000050
1978–79 [8] Third Division 70000070
1979–80 [8] Third Division30000030
1980–81 [8] Third Division2943021345
1981–82 [8] Third Division900010100
1982–83 [8] Third Division1610000161
Total7154051806
Slough Town (loan) 1976–77 [9] Isthmian League First Division50——50
Career total7654051856

References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Gillingham. 27 August 1996. p. 21.
  3. ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 328. ISBN   978-1906796716.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 164. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  5. ↑ Hodgkins, Leila. "Chertsey Town | Clubs". The Non-League Club Directory. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Hodgkins, Leila. "Egham Town | Clubs". The Non-League Club Directory. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "England Matches – Schoolboys (Under-15) 1970–79". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–397. ISBN   0951526200.
  9. ↑ "Paul Walker". Slough Town FC. Retrieved 9 January 2017.


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