Jimmy Walker
Walker joined Notts County as a trainee in July 1991 and moved to Walsall in August 1993, making his debut in the same month. He went on to make 475 appearances in all competitions for Walsall in eleven years, the most by any goalkeeper for the club and became a cult hero at Bescot Stadium. While at Walsall he was a key player in three promotion seasons, won their Player of the Season award twice and was selected in the PFA Second Division Team of the Year in 2001. He was awarded a testimonial in the summer of 2003. West Ham acquired Walker's services from Walsall on a Bosman free transfer in the summer of 2004. Walker gained praise from West Ham fans on saving a penalty taken by Frank Lampard in the League Cup in October 2004, in front of the West Ham supporters' end at Stamford Bridge. At the start of September 2009, at the age of 36, Walker was signed on a short-term contract by Tottenham Hotspur. October 2010, Walker re-signed for Walsall, on a contract to the end of the 2010–11 season. In February 2013, after making 533 appearances for the club during two separate spells over the past two decades, Walker eventually retired from football.
Jimmy Walker
In 2013, Walker replaced Barry Richardson as the first team goalkeeper coach at Peterborough United. He has since worked at Gillingham, Lincoln City, Sunderland. He joined Ipswich Town as goalkeeping coach in 2018. In April 2021, Walker left his position at Ipswich. The in February 2022, West Ham confirmed Walker would be returning to the club as a goalkeeping consultant for the under-18s. Plus in November 2022, West Ham announced that Walker had been appointed as assistant manager of the Women's Super League side West Ham United Women.