Karen Walker (footballer)
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 Walker in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexborough, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–2004 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2004–2006 | Leeds United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988–2003 | England | 86 | (41) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karen Walker (born 29 July 1969)[2] is an English former footballer who played as a centre-forward. She played for Doncaster Belles for 20 years, starting at the age of 15, and began playing for England as a teenager, making 83 appearances and scoring a record 40 goals until she retired from international football in 2003.[3] Walker's uncompromising style of play earned her the sobriquet "Wacker".[4]
Walker is particularly remembered for her performances in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.[5] She finished her career with two seasons at Leeds United, and in her last game, against Arsenal in the 2006 FA Women's Cup final,[6] she left the pitch to a standing ovation.
In 2007, she was part of the BBC team covering the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.[7] Later that year, she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.[3]
