Cyril Walker (footballer)
Cyril John Walker (24 February 1914 – July 2002) was an English professional football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril John Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport Pagnell, England | ||
| Date of death | July 2002 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Chatham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hitchin Town | |||
| Leavesden Mental Hospital | |||
| 1935–1937 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 1937 | Gillingham | 10 | (3) |
| 1937–1938 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | (0) |
| Chelmsford City | |||
| Shorts Sports | |||
| 1946–1947 | Norwich City | 3 | (2) |
| Snowdown Colliery Welfare | |||
| 1951–1952 | Margate | ||
| Dartford | |||
| Chatham Town | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Beckenham Town | |||
| – | Ware | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Newport Pagnell, Walker started his football career as a striker in Hertfordshire, with Hitchin Town and Leavesden Mental Hospital. He joined Watford as a professional in 1935, but after failing to play a competitive game, joined Gillingham at the end of the 1936–37 season. His time at Gillingham was brief; after scoring 4 goals in 11 competitive games, he moved clubs again in October 1937, this time to Sheffield Wednesday. He spent most of the rest of his career in English wartime or non-league football, but had a brief spell at Norwich City in 1946–47, before finishing his playing days at Snowdown Colliery Welfare, Dartford, Chatham Town and Margate. Following his playing career, Walker served as manager for Beckenham[2] and in 1955/6 for Ware.
References
- "Cyril Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- "Cyril Walker". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.