John Walker (born 12 December 1973) is a Scottish former professional

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, who played as a

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. He notably played for

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and

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in a career that lasted between 1990 and 2004. Walker started his professional career with

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but in three years at Ibrox he only managed three first team appearances. In 1993, he transferred to Clydebank. He then made a move to England in 1995, signing with Grimsby Town. He was brought

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by Brian Laws as the club's highest paid player; after three years he then joined

following a loan spell at the club. After spending time on trial with

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and

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, he returned to Scotland in March 2000 to play out his career for

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, Clydebank and Hamilton Academical. While playing for Hamilton in March 2003, he failed a random drugs test and was subsequently banned from football for three months.

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