Richard Walker

Date of birth08 November 1977
Place of birthSutton Coldfield
NationalityEnglish
Weight78 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionForward

A centre-forward of the old school - strong quite quick and good on the ball - Richard scored on his full debut for Aston Villa but found it hard to replace Dion Dublin and Julian Joachim.

Richard joined Bristol Rovers in July 2004 with a one-year contract.

His Rovers contract was extended to June 2009 in July 2007.

He joined Burton Albion in July 2009 with a two-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Aston Villa 13 Dec 1995 20 Dec 2001
Cambridge United 31 Dec 1998 08 May 1999 L
Blackpool 07 Feb 2001 05 May 2001 L
Wycombe Wanderers 13 Sep 2001 13 Dec 2001 L
Blackpool 20 Dec 2001 17 Mar 2004
Northampton Town 21 Oct 2003 21 Jan 2004 L
Oxford United 17 Mar 2004 30 Jun 2004
Bristol Rovers 28 Jul 2004 30 Jun 2009
Shrewsbury Town 04 Jul 2008 31 May 2009 L
Burton Albion 02 Jul 2009 30 Jun 2011
Solihull Moors 13 Sep 2011

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1997-98 Aston Villa Premier League
1
1999-00 Aston Villa League Cup 1
1
1999-00 Aston Villa Premier League 2
3
2
2000-01 Aston Villa FA Cup
1
2000-01 Aston Villa UEFA Intertoto Cup 1
2000-01 Blackpool League Division 3 6
12
3
1
2001-02 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy 1
1
3
2001-02 Blackpool League Division 2 16
5
8
2001-02 Wycombe Wanderers FA Cup 1
1
2001-02 Wycombe Wanderers League Division 2 10
2
3
2
1
2002-03 Blackpool FA Cup 1
2
2002-03 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy 2
2002-03 Blackpool League Cup
1
2002-03 Blackpool League Division 2 19
13
4
3
2003-04 Blackpool League Division 2 3
6
2003-04 Northampton Town FA Cup 4
2
2003-04 Northampton Town LDV Vans Trophy 3
2
2003-04 Northampton Town League Division 3 11
1
4
2003-04 Oxford United League Division 3 3
1
2004-05 Bristol Rovers FA Cup 1
1
2004-05 Bristol Rovers LDV Vans Trophy 2
1
2
2004-05 Bristol Rovers League Cup 1
1
1
2004-05 Bristol Rovers League Two 20
7
10
1
2005-06 Bristol Rovers FA Cup 3
2005-06 Bristol Rovers LDV Vans Trophy 1
1
2005-06 Bristol Rovers League Cup
1
2005-06 Bristol Rovers League Two 44
2
20
6
2006-07 Bristol Rovers FA Cup 5
4
2006-07 Bristol Rovers Johnstones Paint Trophy 6
2
1
2006-07 Bristol Rovers League Cup 1
1
2006-07 Bristol Rovers League Two 39
7
12
3
2006-07 Bristol Rovers League Two Play-Offs 3
4
1
2007-08 Bristol Rovers FA Cup
4
2007-08 Bristol Rovers Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2007-08 Bristol Rovers League Cup 2
1
2007-08 Bristol Rovers League One 12
12
4
2
1
2008-09 Shrewsbury Town FA Cup 1
2008-09 Shrewsbury Town Johnstones Paint Trophy 2
1
1
2008-09 Shrewsbury Town League Cup 1
2008-09 Shrewsbury Town League Two 16
11
5
1
1
2009-10 Burton Albion FA Cup 1
2009-10 Burton Albion Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2009-10 Burton Albion League Cup 1
2009-10 Burton Albion League Two 10
7
3
1
2010-11 Burton Albion Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
1
2010-11 Burton Albion League Two 9
9
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
21 Oct 2003 Northampton Town v Kidderminster Harriers L 0-1 League Division 3
25 Oct 2003 Leyton Orient v Northampton Town D 1-1 League Division 3
01 Nov 2003 Southend United v Northampton Town W 0-1 League Division 3
04 Nov 2003 Hereford United v Northampton Town D 1-1 LDV Vans Trophy 2nd round - southern section
08 Nov 2003 Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle W 3-2 FA Cup 1st round
17 Nov 2003 Northampton Town v Swansea City W 2-1 League Division 3
22 Nov 2003 Bury v Northampton Town L 1-0 League Division 3
29 Nov 2003 Northampton Town v Mansfield Town L 0-3 League Division 3
06 Dec 2003 Northampton Town v Weston-super-Mare W 4-1 FA Cup 2nd round
09 Dec 2003 Northampton Town v Peterborough United W 2-1 LDV Vans Trophy Quarter-final - southern section
13 Dec 2003 Boston United v Northampton Town D 1-1 League Division 3
19 Dec 2003 Northampton Town v Cambridge United L 1-2 League Division 3
26 Dec 2003 Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town W 1-2 League Division 3
28 Dec 2003 Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town W 1-0 League Division 3
03 Jan 2004 Northampton Town v Rotherham United D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 2004 Torquay United v Northampton Town L 3-1 League Division 3
13 Jan 2004 Rotherham United v Northampton Town W 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round replay
17 Jan 2004 Northampton Town v York City W 2-1 League Division 3
20 Jan 2004 Northampton Town v Colchester United L 2-3 LDV Vans Trophy Semi-final - southern section


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.