Tommy Walker (footballer, born February 1952)

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Tommy Walker
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jackson Walker [1]
Date of birth (1952-02-20) 20 February 1952 (age 72) [1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1972 Stoke City 2 (0)
1973 Burnley 0 (0)
1973 Yeovil Town 9 (4)
1973–1974 Macclesfield Town 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Jackson Walker (born 20 February 1952) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Walker was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme and began his career with local side Stoke City. [1] Due to Stoke having a large number of fixtures in the 1971–72 season he made two appearances for Stoke in April 1972, away at Chelsea and Manchester United. [1] He left Stoke at the end of the 1972-73 season for Burnley but failed to make an appearance and later played for non-league Yeovil Town. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [2]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1971–72 First Division 20000020
Burnley 1973-74 First Division 00000000
Yeovil Town 1973–74 Southern Premier League 94000094
Macclesfield Town 1973–74 [3] Northern Premier League 20000020
Career Total1340000134

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Tommy Walker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Northern Premier League - 1973-74". Silkmen Archive.
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