James Walker (footballer, born 1987)

James Luke Newton Walker (born 25 November 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Walker was released by Charlton in 2006, but was invited back on a trial by new manager Iain Dowie during pre-season, and he impressed by scoring against Millwall, Germinal Beerschot and Hibernian, earning a new one-year contract.

On 20 January 2009, Walker came off the bench against Leyton Orient to rescue a point in the sixth minute of injury time with an individual effort after taking on four defenders.

[16] While at Eastbourne, Walker was called up to play for Antigua and Barbuda, coming on as a second-half substitute against Guatemala in a 2014 World Cup qualifier.

[18] Walker moved to Australia with former Eastbourne Borough player Marvin Hamilton to play in the Brisbane Premier League for Albany Creek Excelsior.

[24] He made four league appearances for the club, scoring in his final game as Tilbury lost 1–2 at home against Basildon United.

[25] Alongside playing football, Walker was working as a PE Teacher at Ramsden Hall Academy in Billericay.

In February 2019, Walker suffered a cardiac arrest and he was left with physical and mental impairments and now lives in a 24-hour care home in Southend-on-Sea.