Justin Walker (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Matthew Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea (first-team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Scunthorpe United | 132 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Lincoln City | 76 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Exeter City | 39 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Cambridge United | 59 | (2) |
| 2004 | → York City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Chester City | 21 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Ilkeston Town | 34 | (1) |
| 2008 | FC Halifax Town | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 378 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Derby County (co-interim) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Hull City (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2026 | Strasbourg (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Justin Matthew Walker (born 6 September 1975) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently first-team coach of Premier League club Chelsea.
As a player he was a midfielder who made more than 300 Football League appearances for six different clubs from 1997 to 2006. He notably played for Scunthorpe United and Lincoln City having come through the Nottingham Forest academy. He later played professionally for Exeter City, Cambridge United, York City and Chester City before finishing his career in Non-league football with Ilkeston Town and FC Halifax Town.
Walker has previously had a spell as co-interim manager of Derby County before the appointment of Wayne Rooney.