Paul Walker (footballer, born 1960) explained

Paul Walker
Fullname:Paul James Walker
Birth Date:17 December 1960
Birth Place:Wood Green, England
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1975–1978
Youthclubs1:Brentford
Years1:1976–1983
Clubs1:Brentford
Caps1:71
Goals1:5
Clubs2:Marlow (loan)
Years3:1977
Clubs3:Slough Town (loan)
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:1983–????
Clubs4:Johannesburg Rangers
Nationalteam1:England Schoolboys
Manageryears1:2000–2001
Managerclubs1:Chertsey Town
Manageryears2:2001–2002
Managerclubs2:Egham Town

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.[1] He captained England Schoolboys and later managed in non-League football.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Career

Walker joined Brentford on schoolboy forms in September 1975 and made his professional debut on 14 August 1976,[6] aged just 15 years, 7 months, 28 days. He made a total of 71 appearances for Brentford in the Football League, scoring five goals. Walker later played in South Africa for Johannesburg Rangers.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford1976–77Fourth Division20102050
1977–7850000050
1978–79Third Division70000070
1979–8030000030
1980–812943021345
1981–82900010100
1982–831610000161
Total7154051806
Slough Town (loan)1976–77[7] Isthmian League First Division5050
Career total7654051856

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Gillingham . 27 August 1996 . 21.
  2. Book: Croxford . Mark . The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties . Lane . David . Waterman . Greville . Legends Publishing . 2011 . 978-1906796716 . Sunbury, Middlesex . 328.
  3. Book: Haynes . Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 978-0955294914 . 164.
  4. Web site: Hodgkins . Leila . Chertsey Town Clubs . 9 January 2017 . The Non-League Club Directory . 2 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702210949/http://www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk/index.php/clubs/chertsey-town . dead .
  5. Web site: Hodgkins . Leila . Egham Town Clubs . 9 January 2017 . The Non-League Club Directory . 10 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110015401/http://www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk/index.php/clubs/egham-town . dead .
  6. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 394–397.
  7. Web site: Paul Walker . 9 January 2017 . Slough Town FC.