Ray Walker (footballer, born 1963): Difference between revisions

| nationalyears1 = 1981| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England Youth]] | nationalcaps1 = 4| nationalgoals1 =0

Walker joined [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] as an apprentice in July 1979, and turned professional in September 1981.<ref name="avfc">{{cite web|title=Aston Villa Player Database|url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1379.html|website=www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> He won the [[FA Youth Cup]] in 1980, when Villa defeated [[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy|Manchester City]] 3–2.<ref name="avfc"/><ref name="beano2">{{cite journal |title=Ray Walker |journal=The Vale Park Beano |volume=87}}</ref> He madefound it impossible to break into the first-team at a club that had just won the [[1982 European Cup final]].<ref name="beano2"/> He did though make his [[Football League First Division|First Division]] debut in the [[1982–83 in English football|1982–83]] season againstin a 2–0 defeat at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]].<ref name="Eng" /> He featured under both [[Tony Barton (footballer)|Tony Barton]] and [[Graham Turner]], but never got an extended run in the team.<ref name="beano2"/>