Club Career
Walker was for many years the primary goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur, starting out with them as a trainee and having two loan spells, for Ipswich Town and Oxford United. Walker made 312 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur. Walker handed in a transfer request in September 2000 after losing his place in the first team to Neil Sullivan. He played his final game for Spurs against West Ham United on 31 January 2001.
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