Tom Walker (footballer)

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Tom Walker
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Walker [1]
Date of birth (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Radcliffe
Youth career
2005–2015 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Bolton Wanderers 18 (1)
2016–2017 → Bury (loan) 11 (0)
2017 Stockport County 5 (0)
2017–2018 FC United of Manchester 10 (1)
2018–2020 Salford City 60 (11)
2019–2020 → Stockport County (loan) 15 (5)
2020 AFC Fylde 9 (4)
2020–2021 Harrogate Town 7 (0)
2020 → Notts County (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Stockport County (loan) 21 (1)
2021 Stockport County 5 (0)
2021 → Altrincham (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → AFC Fylde (loan) 17 (0)
2022–2024 AFC Fylde 32 (2)
2023–2024 → Buxton (loan) 5 (0)
2024– Radcliffe 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 England C 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:17, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Thomas James Walker (born 12 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Radcliffe.

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Walker started his career at Bolton Wanderers, and made his first team debut in January 2015. He joined Bury on loan in August 2016, and was released from Bolton at the end of the 2016–17 season. He has since played for Stockport County and F.C. United of Manchester.

Career

Walker joined the academy at Bolton Wanderers at the age of nine, and made his Football League debut ten years later when manager Neil Lennon sent him on as a late substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen in a 1–1 draw with Leeds United at the Macron Stadium on 10 January 2015. [3] He scored his first senior goal for the "Trotters" in a 1–1 draw with local rivals Wigan Athletic on 21 March. [4] He ended the 2014–15 season with one goal in 11 Championship matches, and signed his first professional contract in May 2015. [5] He featured a further eight times across the 2015–16 relegation campaign.

On 31 August 2016, Walker joined EFL League One rivals Bury on a season-long loan. [6] Manager David Flitcroft revealed how Walker had been on his way to join Leyton Orient on loan when the pair spoke over the phone, Walker was convinced to instead join Bury and he left his car in London and took a train to Manchester to sign with Bury. [7] He scored his first goal for the "Shakers" in a 2–1 defeat at Bradford City in an EFL Trophy match on 4 October. [8] He did not feature for four months before he was introduced as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Oxford United on 28 March; after the game manager Lee Clark said "Tom has got lots of ability. He just needs to learn the other side of the game". [9] He made 15 appearances at Gigg Lane across the 2016–17 campaign, but made just one league start. He was released by Bolton manager Phil Parkinson in May 2017. [10]

Walker had undergone a trial at Port Vale in July 2017 but subsequently was not offered a deal by manager Michael Brown. [11] On 25 August 2017, he moved to Stockport County on a short-term deal following a successful trial spell with The Hatters. [12]

He left Stockport on 6 October 2017 after his short-term deal had ended to sign for FC United of Manchester.

On 4 January 2018 Salford City confirmed that they had agreed a deal to sign Walker. [13]

In October 2019 he joined Stockport County on loan until January 2020. [14] He returned to Salford in January 2020 on the expiry of his loan period. [15] The following day he joined AFC Fylde on a permanent, two-and-a-half-year contract. [16] He joined newly promoted League Two side Harrogate Town in August 2020 after they triggered a release clause in his contract. [17] On 30 November 2020, Walker joined National League side Notts County on loan until 3 January 2021, [18] with manager Neal Ardley revealing he had already tried to sign him on two occasions but missing out. [19] On 12 February 2021, he rejoined Stockport on another loan deal. [20]

On 17 July 2021, Walker returned to National League side Stockport, this time on a permanent deal, signing a one-year deal with the club. [21] In October 2021, Walker joined National League side Altrincham on a one-month loan deal. [22] In January 2022, Walker returned to AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season. [23]

On 30 June 2022, Walker agreed to return to AFC Fylde on a permanent basis. [24] In September 2023, he joined Buxton on an initial four-month loan deal. [25] He departed Fylde at the end of the 2023–24 season. [26]

On 16 May 2024, Walker joined newly promoted National League North club Radcliffe on a one-year deal with the option for a further year. [27]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2014–15 [28] Championship 111000000111
2015–16 [29] Championship7000100080
2016–17 [30] League One 0000100010
Total181002000201
Bury (loan) 2016–17 [30] League One11020002 [lower-alpha 1] 1151
Stockport County 2017–18 [31] National League North 5000—0050
FC United of Manchester 2017–18 [31] National League North10110—00111
Salford City 2017–18 [31] National League North18600—00186
2018–19 [31] National League 40530—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0445
2019–20 [32] League Two 4000001 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Total62113000206711
Stockport County (loan) 2019–20 [31] National League15410—1 [lower-alpha 2] 1175
AFC Fylde 2019–20 [31] National League9400—0094
Harrogate Town 2020–21 [33] League Two7010103 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Notts County (loan) 2020–21 [31] National League5000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 060
Stockport County (loan) 2020–21 [31] National League21100—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0221
Stockport County 2021–22 [31] National League5000—0050
Altrincham (loan) 2021–22 [31] National League2000—0020
AFC Fylde (loan) 2021–22 [31] National League North17000—00170
AFC Fylde 2022–23 [31] National League North17271—00243
2023–24 [31] National League15000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
AFC Fylde total492710010573
Buxton (loan) 2023–24 [31] National League North5000—0050
Career total219241513010223727
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in the National League play-offs

Honours

Salford City

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  25. ↑ @Buxton_FC (15 September 2023). "✍🏼⚽️ | We are delighted to announce that former Bolton Wanderers, Salford City and Stockport County winger Tom Walker has joined the Bucks on a four month loan deal from @AFCFylde. Welcome to Buxton, Tom. #WelcomeTom | #TeamBuxton" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 September 2023– via Twitter.
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