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English footballer

Roger Walker
Personal information
Full name Roger Anthony Walker
Date of birth (1966-11-15) 15 November 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Bolton, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1982–1984 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Bolton Wanderers 12 (1)
1986 IF Friska Viljor ? (?)
1986–1987 Gillingham 0 (0)
1987–1991 Sliema Wanderers 55 (18)
1991–1992 FC Bern 1894 ? (?)
1992–1994 FC Baden ? (?)
1994–1997 FC Zürich 39 (1)
1997–2001 Hibernians 76 (7)
2001–2002 Sliema Wanderers 16 (2)
2002–2004 Marsaxlokk 37 (2)
Total 235 (31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Anthony Walker (born 15 November 1966) is an English former professional footballer of Maltese descent who played as a winger.

Playing career

Born in Bolton, Walker began his career with Bolton Wanderers, making 12 appearances in the Football League between 1984 and 1986. Later he played for Swedish team IF Friska Viljor, before returning to England at Gillingham, where he spent a year without making a League appearance.

Walker later spent time in Switzerland, playing for FC Bern 1894, FC Baden and FC Zürich between 1991 and 1997. He also played in Malta for a number of teams including Sliema Wanderers, Hibernians and Marsaxlokk.

Coaching career

In June 2022, Walker, having remained in Malta, was appointed as assistant coach and youth team coach at Mellieħa.

Personal life

Walker's son Jacob has also played professional football, representing Malta at under-21 level and has followed in his father's footsteps by playing for Marsaxlokk.

References

  1. "Bolton Wanderers: 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. "Roger Walker". dbFCZ (Database FC Zürich). Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  3. "Gillingham: 1950/51 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  4. "Roger Walker". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. Roger Walker on Playerhistory.com Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "New coaching staff for Mellieha SC". maltafootball.com. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. "Ray Mundo: 48: Mellieha vs Qrendi (Luxol Stadium, Malta)". youtube.com. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  8. "Jacob Walker joins Marsaxlokk". maltafootball.com. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.


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