Lauren Walker Explained

Lauren Walker
Birth Date:12 March 1989
Birth Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height:[1]
Position:Defender / Midfielder
Youthclubs2:Stoke City Ladies
Years3:2006–2009
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:Blackburn Rovers Ladies
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Pcupdate: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.

Club career

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

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.[7] 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.[2] The side eventually won the Bronze Medal after beating France in the third-place play-off match.[8]

Personal life

Walker was a Sports and Exercise Science student at the University of Hertfordshire.[9] Following her retirement, she became a biology teacher at Derby Grammar School.[10]

Statistics

To 28 October 2009

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MySpace Profile. MySpace. 14 September 2009.
  2. News: Shoot out ends world title hopes. The Sentinel. 2009-07-08. 14 September 2009.
  3. Web site: Stoke City Girls' FA Centre of Excellence - player receives England call up. Sport across Stafforshire. 14 September 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120303103048/http://www.sportacrossstaffordshire.co.uk/live/cme351.htm. 3 March 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Lauren Walker. Blackburn Rovers F.C.. 2009-10-28.
  5. News: Rovers ladies land talented trio. Blackburn Rovers F.C.. 2009-07-15. 14 September 2009.
  6. News: Cup holders Arsenal beat Watford. Tony Leighton. BBC Sport. 2009-09-14. 14 September 2009.
  7. News: Great Britain women's football squad announced for World University Games. British Universities & Colleges Sport. 2009-06-18. 14 September 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720121130/http://www.bucs.org.uk/news.asp?section=000100010002&itemid=3648. 20 July 2011. dead.
  8. News: Potteries duo win world bronze. 2009-07-17. 14 September 2009.
  9. Web site: Lauren Walker. The University of Hertfordshire Athletic Union. 14 September 2009.
  10. Web site: Former professional footballer Lauren brings lessons from pitch to classroom: biology teacher starred for arsenal and aston villa. Derby Telegraph. 22 March 2023. 4 April 2023. Green. Kirsty. .