James Walker (footballer born 1987)

Infobox Football biography
playername = James Walker


fullname = James Luke Newton Walker
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|11|25
cityofbirth = Hackney, London
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=11
nickname =
position = Striker
currentclub = Southend United
clubnumber = 10
youthyears = ?–2005
youthclubs = Charlton Athletic
years = 2005–2008
2006
2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Charlton Athletic
→ Hartlepool United (loan)
→ Bristol Rovers (loan)
→ Leyton Orient (loan)
→ Notts County (loan)
→ Yeovil Town (loan)
→ fc|Southend United (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
04 (0)
04 (1)
14 (2)
08 (0)
13 (3)
15 (4)
nationalyears = 2005
nationalteam = England U18
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
pcupdate = 18:57, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

James Luke Newton Walker (born 25 November 1987 in Hackney, London) is an English footballer playing for Southend United having signed from Charlton Athletic. He has loan spells with Hartlepool United, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Notts County and Yeovil Town. He is a former England under-18 international.

Walker was released by Charlton in 2006, but was invited back on a trial by new manager Iain Dowie during pre-season, and he impressed by scoring against Millwall, Germinal Beerschot and twice against Hibernian, earning a new one-year contract.

On November 23 2006 Walker joined Leyton Orient on a two-month loan deal. He scored with his final touch for the club in a 5–2 away win against Millwall on 20 February 2007. He joined Notts County on loan in March 2007 and later joined Yeovil Town on a three-month loan in October 2007.

After returning in January 2008, he was close to joining another League One side, Southend United, for £200,000. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/7186815.stm Charlton striker joins Southend] , BBC Sport] However, the move was cancelled after he was discovered to have an irregular heart rhythm after he failed a medical. [ [http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31821&newstype=p Walker move called off] , Charlton Athletic F.C.] The following month he was signed on loan by Southend [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/7248438.stm Southend sign Charlton's Walker] , BBC Sport] and scored on his debut against Bournemouth.

References

External links

*soccerbase|41745|James Walker's

Persondata
NAME = James Walker
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 25 November 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH = Hackney, London
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =