Adam Walker (footballer)
Adam Richard Walker (born 22 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Richard Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Meriden, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Coventry City | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Nuneaton Town | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2015 | Nuneaton Town | 193 | (23) |
| 2015–2016 | Solihull Moors | 29 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Brackley Town | 120 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Telford United | 75 | (3) |
| 2022– | Leamington | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:56, 7 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Walker made his professional debut for Coventry City on 28 December 2008 as a substitute in a 2–0 Football League Championship win against Sheffield Wednesday.[2]
He made his second appearance in a 0–0 draw against Charlton Athletic at the Ricoh Arena.
Walker joined Nuneaton Town on loan on 28 October 2009,[2] before joining them on a permanent deal on 1 April 2010 after being released by Coventry City.[3]
After a successful term at Brackley Town, Walker joined National League North rivals AFC Telford United in May 2019 on a one year deal. [4]
Walker played for over three seasons at the Shropshire club, making over 75 appearances and eventually going on to become club captain. His contract was ended by mutual termination in January 2022, which lead to him joining Leamington FC on a permanent transfer on 26th January 2022.
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2008–09[5] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Coventry total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2009–10 | SFL - Premier Division | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Nuneaton Town | 2010–11[7] | Conference North | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| 2011–12[7] | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 5 | |||
| 2012–13[7] | Conference Premier | 43 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14[7] | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15[7] | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||
| Nuneaton total | 201 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 216 | 24 | ||
| Solihull Moors | 2015–16[7] | National League North | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Brackley Town | 2016–17[7] | National League North | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[7] | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Brackley total | 60 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 292 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 322 | 27 | ||
- Appearance in the FA Trophy
References
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 426. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- "Walker Loan Deal". Nuneaton Town F.C. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- "Trio join Nuneaton". Coventry City F.C. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- "AFC Telford complete signing of Adam Walker". Shropshire Star. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "Games played by Adam Walker in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- "Games played by Adam Walker in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- Adam Walker at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- Paul Doyle (20 May 2018). "Andy Brown's decisive penalty wins FA Trophy for Brackley over Bromley". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2023.