James 'Luke Newton' Walker: Dropping down the leagues, but we're always have Borient
There was a stage when the Shrimpers faithful thought they had a real winner in James Walker, certainly Tilly did, but it was never ever to be and being injured every other week didn't help.
There were a couple of fleeting cameos, a fantastic volley (against Swindon was it?), and that tremendous last minute equaliser against Leyton Orient after coming on as a sub, as he often did towards the end of his time at Roots Hall, will always be remembered, I was walking towards the exit at that time and caught it just before leaving!
And now, after never getting a league career going again, James first ended up at Woking, who released him, but after a successful trail perioid at Blues Square South side Dover Athletic, who have had our own Harry Crawford on loan, have offered him a contract.
Whites boss Martin Hayes was impressed by Walker who played in Dovers 2-1 defeat at Ebbsfleet last Saturday when he was one of four triallists in the starting line-up.
Hayes said: "James has never quite made it at a League club and he became disillusioned and drifted around a bit but I am happy he has agreed to join us. He is hard-working and a goalscorer, and it means we’ve got four good strikers now.
Best of luck mate, hope it works for you this time around, the talent is certainly there.
The Walker Files
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Luke Newton Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Woking | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Notts County (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Southend United (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Southend United | 30 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Hereford United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2010 | Gillingham | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Leyton Orient | 11 | (0) |
| 2011– | Woking | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2008 |
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(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Walker_(footballer_born_1987)