Ray Walker (footballer, born 1963)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | North Shields, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Aston Villa | 23 | (0) |
| 1984 | → Port Vale (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1986–1997 | Port Vale | 351 | (33) |
| 1994 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Leek Town | 36 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Newcastle Town | ||
| Total | 430+ | (35+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | England Youth | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998 | Leek Town (caretaker) | ||
| 1998–2001 | Newcastle Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond Walker (born 28 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season. He was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times. He was promoted twice with the club and also played a part in the club's highest-ever post-war finish in the English Football League. With Aston Villa in the early '80s, he joined Port Vale in 1986, after a short loan spell in 1984. After eleven years at Vale Park, he went into non-League football with Leek Town and Newcastle Town.