Paul Walker (footballer, born 1960)

For other people named Paul Walker, see Paul Walker (disambiguation).

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.^[2] He captained England Schoolboys and later managed in non-League football.^[3][4][5][6]

Paul Walker

Personal information
Full name	Paul James Walker[1]
Date of birth	(1960-12-17) 17 December 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth	Wood Green, England[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1978	Brentford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1983	Brentford	71	(5)
	→ Marlow (loan)
1977	→ Slough Town (loan)	5	(0)
1983–????	Johannesburg Rangers
International career
1976	England Schoolboys	8	(2)
Managerial career
2000–2001	Chertsey Town
2001–2002	Egham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Walker joined Brentford on schoolboy forms in September 1975 and made his professional debut on 14 August 1976,^[7] aged just 15 years, 7 months, 28 days.^[4] He made a total of 71 appearances for Brentford in the Football League, scoring five goals.^[4] Walker later played in South Africa for Johannesburg Rangers.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1976–77[7]	Fourth Division	2	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
	1977–78[7]		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	1978–79[7]	Third Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	1979–80[7]		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1980–81[7]		29	4	3	0	2	1	34	5
	1981–82[7]		9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
	1982–83[7]		16	1	0	0	0	0	16	1
	Total		71	5	4	0	5	1	80	6
Slough Town (loan)	1976–77[8]	Isthmian League First Division	5	0	—		—		5	0
Career total			76	5	4	0	5	1	85	6

References

1. "Paul Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
2. Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Gillingham. 27 August 1996. p. 21.
3. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 328. ISBN 978-1906796716.
4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 164. ISBN 978-0955294914.
5. Hodgkins, Leila. "Chertsey Town | Clubs". The Non-League Club Directory. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
6. Hodgkins, Leila. "Egham Town | Clubs". The Non-League Club Directory. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–397. ISBN 0951526200.
8. "Paul Walker". Slough Town FC. Retrieved 9 January 2017.