Phil Walker (footballer, born 1957)

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Phil Walker
Personal information
Full name Philip Albert Walker [1]
Date of birth (1957-01-27) 27 January 1957 (age 66) [1]
Place of birth Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England [1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1983 Chesterfield 166 (38)
1982–1984 Rotherham United 25 (3)
1983–1984Cardiff City (loan) 2 (0)
1984–1986 Chesterfield 38 (9)
1987–1988 Scarborough 1 (0)
Total232(50)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Albert Walker (born 27 January 1957) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Cardiff City and Scarborough.

He now coaches children at Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham and has been there since it opened in 1988.

Following his son's recovery from lymphoma, he has arranged a series of charity football matches raising well over £100000. In April 2017 he became a magistrate. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Phil Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 316. ISBN   978-0-3561435-4-5 . Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/phill-walker-jp-3697231.aspx [ dead link ]