| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Walker [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1973 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, [2] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Clydebank Boys Club [2] [3] | ||
| 1990–1993 | Rangers [2] [3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Clydebank [3] | 27 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Grimsby Town [2] [3] | 3 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Mansfield Town (loan) [2] | 13 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Mansfield Town [2] | 60 | (4) |
| 1999 | → Boston United (loan) [3] | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Greenock Morton [2] | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Clydebank [3] | 26 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Hamilton Academical [2] | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Walker (born 12 December 1973) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Clydebank and Mansfield Town in a career that lasted between 1990 and 2004.
Walker started his professional career with Rangers but in three years at Ibrox he only managed three first team appearances.[ citation needed] In 1993, he transferred to Clydebank. He then made a move to England in 1995, signing with Grimsby Town. He was brought Blundell Park by Brian Laws as the club's highest paid player;[ citation needed] after three years he then joined Mansfield Town following a loan spell at the club.
After spending time on trial with Scarborough and Kingstonian, [2] he returned to Scotland in March 2000 to play out his career for Greenock Morton, Clydebank and Hamilton Academical. While playing for Hamilton in March 2003, he failed a random drugs test and was subsequently banned from football for three months. [4]
- ^ "Johnny Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Johnny Walker at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c d e f Johnny Walker at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Walker banned for drug-taking". BBC Sport. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- 1973 births
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Boston United F.C. players
- Clydebank F.C. (1965) players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Kingstonian F.C. players
- Living people
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Doping cases in association football
- Scottish sportspeople in doping cases
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Walker [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1973 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, [2] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Clydebank Boys Club [2] [3] | ||
| 1990–1993 | Rangers [2] [3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Clydebank [3] | 27 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Grimsby Town [2] [3] | 3 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Mansfield Town (loan) [2] | 13 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Mansfield Town [2] | 60 | (4) |
| 1999 | → Boston United (loan) [3] | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Greenock Morton [2] | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Clydebank [3] | 26 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Hamilton Academical [2] | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Walker (born 12 December 1973) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Clydebank and Mansfield Town in a career that lasted between 1990 and 2004.
Walker started his professional career with Rangers but in three years at Ibrox he only managed three first team appearances.[ citation needed] In 1993, he transferred to Clydebank. He then made a move to England in 1995, signing with Grimsby Town. He was brought Blundell Park by Brian Laws as the club's highest paid player;[ citation needed] after three years he then joined Mansfield Town following a loan spell at the club.
After spending time on trial with Scarborough and Kingstonian, [2] he returned to Scotland in March 2000 to play out his career for Greenock Morton, Clydebank and Hamilton Academical. While playing for Hamilton in March 2003, he failed a random drugs test and was subsequently banned from football for three months. [4]
- ^ "Johnny Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Johnny Walker at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c d e f Johnny Walker at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Walker banned for drug-taking". BBC Sport. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- 1973 births
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Boston United F.C. players
- Clydebank F.C. (1965) players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Kingstonian F.C. players
- Living people
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Doping cases in association football
- Scottish sportspeople in doping cases