BORN OTD: CLIVE WALKER

Born on this day in 1957 is former winger Clive Walker. He played on Wearside between 1984 and 1985 after signing from Chelsea for £70k.

Before his move up North he had a great career at Stamford Bridge, making 224 appearances and scoring 60 times for the Blues between 1975 and 1984. He gained a reputation for his brilliant deliveries into the box and delivered some iconic moments for Chelsea including a last-minute volley to beat Bolton 1-0 in a relegation play-off in 83.

Walker is most commonly remembered for being the first person to miss a penalty in a Wembley final when his spot kick crashed against the post in the 1985 League Cup Final against Norwich City. We went on to lose the game 1-0.

Despite this he still had a rather positive effect at Roker Park, scoring 10 goals in 50 appearances. Three of those came in a fantastic performance in front of the Roker crowd with a hat-trick, which did include two penalties, in a 3-2 win against Manchester United coming from two goals down. His directness on the right wing made him a real key player at the time however he could not save the club from finishing 21st and being relegated from the First Division.

Walker would move to Queens Park Rangers for £75k in December 1985. Clive struggled to nail down a place at Loftus Road though, only managing 22 games in all competitions across 18 months.

Then followed spells at Fulham, Brighton and Non- League sides Woking and Cheltenham Town playing until the age of 40.