Nicholas Thomas Walker (born 8 September 1994) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a winger for

Liversedge Liversedge is a town and former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. The Kirklees ward is ...

. He has notably played as a professional for

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

, Barrow,

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

and

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

, despite only four appearances combined during this period. He has since gone on to play non-league football for

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

, Shaw Lane,

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

, Whitby Town and

Guiseley Guiseley ( ) is a town in metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-western suburb of Leeds. It sits in t ...

Career

Rotherham United

Walker started his career with

, starting a two-year scholarship with the club in the summer of 2011. He made his professional debut whilst still a youth player on 17 November 2012, in a 4–2 win over

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

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, replacing Courtney Cameron as a substitute. Soon after, Walker was soon linked with many Championship clubs keen to sign him. At the

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

season, Walker signed his first professional contract at the club. Shortly after, Walker switched number shirt from thirty-two to twenty-nine. On 25 October 2013, Walker joined

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side Barrow a one-month loan deal. Following his loan spell at Barrow came to an end, Walker contract with Rotherham United was extended for another season. On 31 July 2014, Walker joined League Two side

on loan for three months, along with teammate Daniel Rowe. However, Walker didn't start first team place at Wycombe Wanderers and stayed at the club until his loan came to an end. On 28 November 2014 it was announced that Walker had joined

Conference Premier The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profess ...

side

on loan until January 2015.

Boston United

On 1 January 2015 after making no appearances on loan at

, he was released by

, he joined

side

on a free transfer.

Gainsborough Trinity

On 28 February 2018 Walker signed for

of the

National League North The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...

. He made his debut on 10 March, scoring a 94th-minute winner against

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

Northern Premier League

In June 2022, following a title-winning campaign with

, Walker joined Whitby Town. In September, he signed for

before returning to Liversedge for an undisclosed fee in December.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Nicky 1994 births Living people Footballers from Rotherham English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Rotherham United F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Shaw Lane A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Liversedge F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players English Football League players Northern Football League players