Johnny Walker (footballer, born 1973)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Walker[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 December 1973||
Place of birth | Glasgow,[1] Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1990 | Clydebank Boys Club[2] | ||
1990–1993 | Rangers[1][2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Clydebank[2] | 27 | (2) |
1995–1996 | Grimsby Town[1][2] | 3 | (1) |
1996 | → Mansfield Town (loan)[1] | 13 | (1) |
1996–1999 | Mansfield Town[1] | 60 | (4) |
1999 | Boston United[2] | 0 | (0) |
1999 | Scarborough[1] | 0 | (0) |
1999 | Kingstonian[1] | 0 | (0) |
2000 | Greenock Morton[1] | 5 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Clydebank[2] | 26 | (1) |
2001–2004 | Hamilton Academical[1] | 17 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Johhny Walker (born 12 December 1973 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Rangers and Mansfield Town. He played between 1989 and 2004.
Walker started his playing career for Clydebank in 1989. The following year he earned himself a move to Rangers but in three years at Ibrox he only managed 3 first team appearances. In 1993 he made a move back 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 clubs highest paid player, after 3 years he then joined Mansfield Town following a loan spell at the club.
After spending time with Scarborough and Kingstonian, he returned to Scotland in 1999 to play out his career for Greenock Morton, Clydebank and Hamilton Academical.