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Des Walker

Nottingham Forest FC, Sampdoria UC, Sheffield Wednesday FC
59 appearances, 0 goals

P 59 W 29 D 23 L 7 F x: A x
*(actual F x: A x)
x% successful
1988-94

disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: x

Profile
Full name Desmond Sinclair Walker (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 26 November 1965 in Hackney, Greater London [registered in Hackney, December 1965].
notes: Hackney became part of the Greater London County Registration in 1965.
Height/Weight 5' 11", 11st. 3lbs [1989]. 5' 10", 11st. 5lbs [1993].

Source

Jack Rollins' Rothmans Football Yearbook [various] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career
Club(s) Joined Nottingham Forest FC after being released by Tottenham Hotspur FC. Signed for UC Sampdoria for £ 1.2million on 7 May 1992, earning £ 30,000 every week. It was Juventus FC that showed initial interest in Walker. However, he only remained in Italy for a year.
Club honours x
Individual honours PFA Division One Team of the Year 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92;
Ballon d'Or =twelfth 1990;
Distinctions x

Source

 Jack Rollins' Rothmans Football Yearbook [various].

England Career
Player number 1005th player to appear for England.
BME number The twelfth BME player at Senior level. The first central defender.
Position(s) Central defender
First match No. 639, 14 September 1988, England 1 Denmark 0, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (65), aged 22 years 293 days.
Last match No. 702, 17 November 1993, San Marino 1 England 7, a World Cup qualification match at Stadio Renato Dall' Ara, Barca, Bologna, Italy, aged 27 years 356 days.
Major tournaments x
Team honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions Walker, on the occasion of his England debut, became the 300th substitute made by England.

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Des Walker - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
- 59 32 56 3 2 - 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Des Walker - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away 25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 59 29 23 7 - - - - - - - - -

 

Des Walker - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Des Walker - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 14 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 7 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 21 - - - - - - - - - - - -

ECP

 6 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
ECF 3 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rous Cup 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Minor Competition 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly 24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 59 29 23 7 - - - - - - - - -

 

Des Walker - Match Record - Tournament Matches
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Des Walker - Match History
 Club: Nottingham Forest F.C. - 41 full appearances

manager: Bobby Robson - 25 full capsx

Age x
1 - x - x, x x x x x
 

Coach: Terry Venables - 0 full capsx

Age 3x
- 703 9 March 1994 - England 1 Denmark 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad member

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