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James Walker has joined Hereford United on a one month loan deal from Southend.
Southend United have loaned striker James Walker (pic from Wikipedia) to League Two outfit Hereford United today, southendunited.co.uk has confirmed.
Walker, 22, will spend the next month at Edgar Street as he looks to get match practice under his belt.
The Blues forward has made 43 appearances for Southend and scored eight goals after signing from Charlton Athletic in February 2008.
However, he has found opportunities hard to come by this season with Lee Barnard in fine form and the arrival of Sunderland striker Roy O'Donovan on loan last week.
And now Walker will add a loan spell with Hereford to those he has enjoyed at Hartlepool United, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Notts County and Yeovil Town during his career.
Walker was originally going to join Southend from Charlton in January 2008 but at a medical the club doctor discovered that Walker had an irregular rhythm of the heart. He was then sent to Southend hospital for further tests.
However Walker was aware of the problem as 'similar anomalies' had been found at previous examinations when Walker was 14 and 17.
The consultant at Southend hospital then sent him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for further tests.
Whilst this was going on his move to Southend was delayed but eventually the deal was done.
