Karen Walker (footballer)
Karen Walker (born 29 July 1969) is an English former international football 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. Walker's uncompromising style of play earned her the sobriquet "Wacker".
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexborough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–2004 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2004–2006 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988–2003 | England | 86 | (41) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walker is particularly remembered for her performances in the 1995 World Cup in Sweden. She finished her career with two seasons at Leeds United, and in her last game, against Arsenal in the 2006 FA Cup Final, she left the pitch to a standing ovation.
In 2007, she was part of the BBC team covering the FIFA Women's World Cup in China. Later that year she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.