Phil Walker (footballer, born 1957)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip Albert Walker[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 January 1957||
Place of birth | Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England[1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1983 | Chesterfield | 166 | (38) |
1982–1984 | Rotherham United | 25 | (3) |
1983–1984 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1984–1986 | Chesterfield | 38 | (9) |
1987–1988 | Scarborough | 1 | (0) |
Total | 232 | (50) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Philip Albert Walker (born 27 January 1957) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Cardiff City and Scarborough.
He now coaches children at Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham and has been there since it opened in 1988.
Following his son's recovery from lymphoma, he has arranged a series of charity football matches raising well over £100000. In April 2017 he became a magistrate.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Phil Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/phill-walker-jp-3697231.aspx [dead link]
External links
[edit]- Phil Walker at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- People from Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Footballers from Nottinghamshire
- English football forward, 1950s birth stubs