Cyril Walker (footballer) explained

Cyril Walker
Fullname:Cyril John Walker
Birth Date:24 February 1914
Birth Place:Newport Pagnell, England
Death Place:Chatham, England
Height:5 ft 10+1/2 in[1]
Position:Inside forward
Clubs1:Hitchin Town
Clubs2:Leavesden Mental Hospital
Years3:1935–1937
Clubs3:Watford
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1937
Clubs4:Gillingham
Caps4:10
Goals4:3
Years5:1937–1938
Clubs5:Sheffield Wednesday
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Clubs6:Chelmsford City
Clubs7:Shorts Sports
Years8:1946–1947
Clubs8:Norwich City
Caps8:3
Goals8:2
Clubs9:Snowdown Colliery Welfare
Years10:1951–1952
Clubs10:Margate
Clubs11:Dartford
Clubs12:Chatham Town
Managerclubs1:Beckenham Town
Managerclubs2:Ware

Cyril John Walker (24 February 1914 – July 2002) was an English professional football player and manager.

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Watford. Greater thrust in attack needed . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xii . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Cyril Walker. 2008-01-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011151735/http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/cyrilwalker.htm. 11 October 2007. dmy-all.