| Andy Walker |
 Andrew Francis Walker was born on Tuesday, 6th April, 1965, in Glasgow. The 5' 8 (10st 7lbs) forward signed for John Lambie's Thistle on Friday, 10th September, 1999, having most recently been with Carlisle United. Aged 34, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 11th September, 1999, in a 2-0 defeat away to Clyde in the SFL Second Division. There were no goals for Andy during his spell with Thistle. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 2nd October, 1999, in a 3-1 defeat away to Stirling Albion in the SFL Second Division, having appeared as a Jag on 4 occasions. Andy's club-list included Baillieston Juniors, Motherwell, Celtic, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Hibernian, Raith Rovers, Ayr United, Carlisle United, Partick Thistle, Kilwinning Rangers, Isernia and Alloa Athletic. |
| Andy Walker's Summary Totals |
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| League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Competitive | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| All Games | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 After having been released by Ayr United at the end of 1998-99, the former Scottish internationalist spent a month with Carlisle United before doing likewise with John Lambie's Partick Thistle, looking to lift themselves out of the 3rd tier doldrums. He was unable to add anything to the struggling forward line; all 4 of his games were lost and Thistle never scored when Andy was on the park. He was hauled off at half-time at Forthbank on 2nd October 1999 with Thistle trailing Stirling Albion by 3 goals to nil. There was no surprise when his one month contract was not extended and Lambie continued to search elsewhere for the magic formula which might transform the failing Jags. The Glasgow-born striker started his professional career with Motherwell in 1984, helping the club to gain promotion before moving to Celtic in the summer of 1987 for a fee of £350,000. His first season at Celtic Park was hugely successful, as the Bhoys won the double in 1987–88, their centenary season, and Walker himself earned a first Scotland cap against Colombia, coming on midway through the second half in a nil nil draw, despite the presence of Ally McCoist, Mo Johnston and Kevin Gallacher. His following three seasons were less fruitful however and by 1991–92 Walker was out of the first team picture. After loan spells with Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers, he joined the Burnden Park side permanently in 1992. At Bolton, Walker returned to his form of 1988, establishing a prolific partnership with John McGinlay as the Lancashire side earned promotion to the First Division in 1992–93. That same season, he famously scored at Anfield to help the Trotters knock holders Liverpool out of the FA Cup. Walker continued in the same vein the following season until sustaining a serious knee injury against Swansea City. Upon his recovery, Walker was the subject of a surprise bid from Celtic and he returned to Glasgow in 1994. 1994–95 was a mixed season for Walker. On the positive side, he won a Scotland recall from Craig Brown in the autumn of 1994 and featured in back-to-back Euro Qualifiers, a 2-0 win away to Finland being followed by a 5-1 thumping of the Faroe Islands. Winning the Scottish Cup with Celtic six months later was another clear highlight. In between these events though were the negatives, as the Hoops struggled in the League and suffered a shock defeat by Raith Rovers in the League Cup final. Due to the arrival of Andreas Thom in the summer of 1995, Walker was again deemed surplus to requirements at Parkhead and joined Sheffield United for £500,000 in early 1996. Walker's time in the Steel City was relatively productive; his goals tally a respectable 24. Nevertheless, Walker was again to quickly fall from favour, and after brief loan spells at Hibernian (where he scored in an Edinburgh Derby), and Raith Rovers in 1998, he ended his career in the lower leagues. This period encompassed short spells with Ayr United (scoring in the Ayrshire derby against former Celtic teammate Gordon Marshall), Carlisle United, Partick Thistle, and Alloa Athletic. Since his playing retirement, Walker has worked as a pundit for STV and Sky Sports, as well as writing for the Sunday Mail. Andy is included in our feature piece, The Definitive Who's Who Of The Partick Thistle Internationalists → |
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3 caps, 0 goals
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