Tom Walker (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas James Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bury (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 July 2017 (UTC). |
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Thomas James Walker (born 12 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder; he is without a club after leaving Bolton Wanderers in May 2017.
He started his career at Bolton Wanderers, and made his first team debut in January 2015. He joined Bury on loan in August 2016, and was released from Bolton at the end of the 2016–17 season.
Walker joined the academy at Bolton Wanderers at the age of nine, and made his Football League debut ten years later when manager Neil Lennon sent him on as a late substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen in a 1–1 draw with Leeds United at the Macron Stadium on 10 January 2015. He scored his first senior goal for the "Trotters" in a 1–1 draw with local rivals Wigan Athletic on 21 March. He ended the 2014–15 season with one goal in 11 Championship matches, and signed his first professional contract in May 2015. He featured a further eight times across the 2015–16 relegation campaign.
On 31 August 2016, Walker joined EFL League One rivals Bury on a season-long loan. Manager David Flitcroft revealed how Walker had been on his way to join Leyton Orient on loan when the pair spoke over the phone, Walker was convinced to instead join Bury and he left his car in London and took a train to Manchester to sign with Bury. He scored his first goal for the "Shakers" in a 2–1 defeat at Bradford City in an EFL Trophy match on 4 October. He did not feature for four months before he was introduced as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Oxford United on 28 March; after the game manager Lee Clark said "Tom has got lots of ability. He just needs to learn the other side of the game". He made 15 appearances at Gigg Lane across the 2016–17 campaign, but made just one league start. He was released by Bolton manager Phil Parkinson in May 2017.
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