Phil Walker (footballer, born 1954)

For the Chesterfield player, see Phil Walker (footballer, born 1957).

Phil Walker

Personal information
Full name	Philip Leonardus Walker
Date of birth	(1954-08-29) 29 August 1954
Place of birth	London, England
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–?	Cobham
1974–1975	Epsom & Ewell	41	(19)
1975–1979	Millwall	146	(17)
1979–1983	Charlton Athletic	89	(15)
1983	→ Gillingham (loan)	2	(0)
1983	Eastern
1984	Leixões
1984–1991	Boavista	193	(7)
1991–1995	Maia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip 'Phil' Leonardus Walker (born 29 August 1954) is an English retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Football career

Born in London, Walker joined Millwall in 1975 having played for non-league sides Epsom & Ewell and Cobham prior to that, quickly establishing himself in the centre of the team's midfield. One of the first notable black players in the club's history, he garnered renown as a skilful player with excellent passing; he moved to Charlton Athletic in 1979, and remained there until 1983 when he briefly joined Hong Kong team Eastern AA.

Already aged 30, Walker signed for Portugal's Boavista FC, after spending half-a-season with Leixões S.C. in the same country. He quickly established himself in the starting XI, being first-choice in the vast majority of his seven-year spell.

After nearly five seasons with northern neighbours F.C. Maia – third division – Walker retired at the age of 41, subsequently having a brief stint as coach with his last club in the early 2000s.

External links

• TotalSoccer profile
• Millwall Hall of Fame profile
• Millwall stats at NeilBrown
• Charlton stats at NeilBrown
• Phil Walker at footballzz.co.uk
• Phil Walker profile at ForaDeJogo