Nigel Walker (footballer)

For the athlete and Welsh rugby international, see Nigel Walker (athlete).

Nigel Walker
Personal information
Full name Nigel Stephen Walker
Date of birth (1959-04-07)7 April 1959
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death 2 February 2014(2014-02-02) (aged 54)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Whickham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1982 Newcastle United 68 (3)
1982 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 0 (0)
1982 San Diego Sockers 19 (1)
1983 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 2 (0)
1983–1984 Crewe Alexandra 20 (5)
1983–1984 Sunderland 1 (0)
1984 → Blackpool (loan) 10 (3)
1984–1985 Chester City 41 (9)
1985–1987 Hartlepool United 82 (8)
1987–1992 Blyth Spartans
1992–? Dunston Federation
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nigel Walker (7 April 1959 – 2 February 2014) was an English professional football midfielder. He played in The Football League for six clubs as well as the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Walker's death, from cancer, at the age of 54 was reported on 2 February 2014.[2][3] After football, Nigel was a teacher at Greencroft Business and Enterprise Community School.

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ "Former Hartlepool United and Newcastle United star dies aged 54". Hartlepool Mail. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ Carruthers, Mark (3 February 2014). "Spartans to hold minute's applause for former player Nigel Walker". New Post Leader. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2014.