Paul James Walker (born 17 December 1960) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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in the Football League for Brentford and is the club's youngest-ever debutant. He captained England Schoolboys and later managed in non-League football.

Career

Walker joined Brentford on schoolboy forms in September 1975 and made his professional debut on 14 August 1976, aged just 15 years, 7 months, 28 days. He made a total of 71 appearances for Brentford in the Football League, scoring five goals. Walker later played in South Africa for Johannesburg Rangers.

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1960 births Living people English men's footballers Brentford F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Chertsey Town F.C. managers Isthmian League managers England men's youth international footballers English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Isthmian League players Slough Town F.C. players Marlow F.C. players Egham Town F.C. managers English football managers Footballers from the London Borough of Haringey People from Wood Green {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub