Lauren Walker (born 12 March 1989) is an English

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who usually plays at either left-back or left midfield. She previously represented Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. She hails from Birches Head, Staffordshire.

Club career

Walker played as a junior for Port Vale Girls and Stoke City Girls and as a senior for Wolves Women in the Northern Premiership before joining Arsenal Ladies' reserve side. She left Arsenal to join Blackburn Rovers Ladies in July 2009. Her first goal for Rovers came in their 4–2 Women's FA Cup first round win at home to Manchester City Ladies.

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. She played in each of the side's previous three games, but was an unused substitute as Britain lost on penalties to Japan in the semi-final. The side eventually won the Bronze Medal after beating

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in the third-place play-off match.

Personal life

Walker was a Sports and Exercise Science student at the

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. Following her retirement, she became a biology teacher at

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Statistics

''To 28 October 2009''

References

1989 births Living people English women's footballers Arsenal W.F.C. players Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. players FA Women's National League players Women's association football midfielders Stoke City L.F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers W.F.C. players Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain Universiade medalists in football Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub