Phil Walker (footballer, born 1954)

Philip Leonardus Walker (born 29 August 1954) is an English retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. He played for Millwall, Charlton Athletic and Gillingham in the Football League. After a brief spell with Eastern AA of Hong Kong, he finished his career with eleven years in Portugal with Leixões, Boavista and Maia.

For the Chesterfield player, see Phil Walker (footballer, born 1957).

Phil Walker
Personal information
Full name Philip Leonardus Walker
Date of birth (1954-08-29) 29 August 1954
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cobham
1974–1975 Epsom & Ewell 41 (19)
1975–1979 Millwall 146 (17)
1979–1983 Charlton Athletic 89 (15)
1983 → Gillingham (loan) 2 (0)
1983 Eastern
1984 Leixões
1984–1991 Boavista 193 (7)
1991–1995 Maia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in London, Walker joined Millwall in 1975 having played for non-league sides Epsom & Ewell and Cobham prior to that, quickly establishing himself in the centre of the team's midfield.[1] One of the first notable black players in the club's history, he garnered renown as a skilful player with excellent passing; he moved to Charlton Athletic in 1979, and remained there until 1983 when he briefly joined Hong Kong club Eastern AA.

Walker spent half a season with Portuguese club Leixões before moving on at the age of 30 to Boavista.[2] He quickly established himself in the starting eleven, and was a first-choice player for the vast majority of his seven-year spell.

After nearly five seasons with northern neighbours Maia, then playing in the Portuguese Second Division, Walker retired at the age of 41 He subsequently had a brief stint as Maia's coach in the early 2000s.[3]

References
  1. "Matchday programme" (PDF). Hartney Wintney FC. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  2. "Época 1984/85: Primeira Divisão" [1984–85 season: First Division]. Arquivos da Bola (in Portuguese). 24 June 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. "Técnico Phil Walker quer regressar às vitórias" [Coach Phil Walker wants to return to winning]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 October 2003. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
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