Lauren Walker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Vale Ladies | |||
| Stoke City Ladies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stoke City Ladies | |||
| Wolves Women | |||
| 200?-2009 | Arsenal Ladies | 0 | (0) |
| 2009- | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:23, 28 October 2009 (UTC). | |||
Lauren Walker is an English female footballer who usually plays at either left-back or left midfield. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She hails from Birches Head, Staffordshire.[2]
Club career
Walker played as a junior for Port Vale Girls[3] and Stoke City Girls[4] and as a senior for Wolves Women in the Northern Premiership[5] before joining Arsenal Ladies' reserve side. She left Arsenal to join Blackburn Rovers Ladies in July 2009.[6][7] Her first goal for Rovers came in their 4-2 Women's FA Cup first round win at home to Manchester City Ladies.[8]
International career
Walker was selected as a member of the Great Britain women's football squad for the World University Games in Belgrade in 2009.[9] She played in each of the sides previous three games, but was an unused substitute as Britain lost on penalties to Japan in the semi-final.[3] The side eventually won the Bronze Medal after beating France in the third-place play-off match.[2]
Personal life
Walker is a Sports Therapy student at the University of Hertfordshire.[5]
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | WFA Cup | Premier League Cup | County Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers Ladies[6] | 2009-10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Club Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
References
- ↑ "MySpace Profile". MySpace. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Potteries duo win world bronze". 2009-07-17. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Shoot out ends world title hopes". The Sentinel. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ↑ "Stoke City Girls' FA Centre of Excellence - player receives England call up". Sport across Stafforshire. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Lauren Walker". The University of Hertfordshire Athletic Union. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Lauren Walker". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ↑ "Rovers ladies land talented trio". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ↑ Tony Leighton (2009-09-14). "Cup holders Arsenal beat Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ↑ "Great Britain women's football squad announced for World University Games". British Universities & Colleges Sport. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 14 September 2009.