Tom Walker (footballer)

Tom Walker
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Walker[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995
Place of birth Salford, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Salford City
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2015 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Bolton Wanderers 18 (1)
2016–2017 → Bury (loan) 11 (0)
2017 Stockport County 5 (0)
2017–2018 FC United of Manchester 10 (1)
2018– Salford City 33 (9)
National team‡
2018– England C 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:37, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Thomas James Walker (born 12 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Salford City.

He started his career at Bolton Wanderers, and made his first team debut in January 2015. He joined Bury on loan in August 2016, and was released from Bolton at the end of the 2016–17 season. He has since played for Stockport County and United of Manchester.

Career

Walker joined the academy at Bolton Wanderers at the age of nine, and made his Football League debut ten years later when manager Neil Lennon sent him on as a late substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen in a 1–1 draw with Leeds United at the Macron Stadium on 10 January 2015.[2] He scored his first senior goal for the "Trotters" in a 1–1 draw with local rivals Wigan Athletic on 21 March.[3] He ended the 2014–15 season with one goal in 11 Championship matches, and signed his first professional contract in May 2015.[4] He featured a further eight times across the 2015–16 relegation campaign.

On 31 August 2016, Walker joined EFL League One rivals Bury on a season-long loan.[5] Manager David Flitcroft revealed how Walker had been on his way to join Leyton Orient on loan when the pair spoke over the phone, Walker was convinced to instead join Bury and he left his car in London and took a train to Manchester to sign with Bury.[6] He scored his first goal for the "Shakers" in a 2–1 defeat at Bradford City in an EFL Trophy match on 4 October.[7] He did not feature for four months before he was introduced as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Oxford United on 28 March; after the game manager Lee Clark said "Tom has got lots of ability. He just needs to learn the other side of the game".[8] He made 15 appearances at Gigg Lane across the 2016–17 campaign, but made just one league start. He was released by Bolton manager Phil Parkinson in May 2017.[9]

Walker had undergone a trial at Port Vale in July 2017 but subsequently was not offered a deal by manager Michael Brown.[10] On 25 August 2017, he moved to Stockport County on a short-term deal following a successful trial spell with The Hatters.[11]

He left Stockport on 6 October 2017 after his short-term deal had ended to sign for United of Manchester.

On 4 January 2018 Salford City confirmed that they had agreed a deal to sign Walker.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and compettiion
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2014–15[13] Championship 1110000—111
2015–16[14] 700010—80
2016–17[15] League One 0000100010
Total 181002000201
Bury (loan) 2016–17[15] League One 11020002[lower-alpha 1]1151
Stockport County 2017–18[16] National League North 5000—0050
United of Manchester 2017–18[16] National League North 10110—00111
Career total 442302021512
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Wigan Athletic 1-1 Bolton Wanderers". 21 March 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Tom Walker thrilled with first professional contract". bwfc.co.uk. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City's Kean Bryan and Bolton's Tom Walker join Bury on loan". BBC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ McKenzie, Mikael (8 September 2016). "Bury boss David Flitcroft goes the extra mile to bring in deadline day signings". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "REPORT: Vukic and Hiwula on target in Trophy victory". bradfordcityfc.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ↑ McKenzie, Mikael (30 March 2017). "Clark issues apology to Bury fans after 5-1 hammering at Oxford". Bury Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Wanderers confirm player departures". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (8 July 2017). "Port Vale excited about loan of Huddersfield striker Rekeil Pyke". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tom Walker signs". Stockport County Official Site. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Second Newcomer for FC United". The National League. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Tom Walker in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Tom Walker in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Walker in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  16. 1 2 Tom Walker at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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