| 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]
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.
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 1976–77 | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1977–78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1978–79 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1980–81 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 5 | |||
| 1981–82 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1982–83 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 6 | |||
| Slough Town (loan) | 1976–77[7] | Isthmian League First Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 76 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 6 | |||