Ernie Walker | |
Birth Name: | Ernest John Munro Walker |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1928 |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Known For: | Association football administrator |
Ernest John Munro Walker CBE (7 July 1928 – 14 May 2011), known as Ernie Walker, was a Scottish association football administrator who served as the Secretary of the Scottish Football Association from 1977 to 1990.[1] [2] He was also Chairman of UEFA's Stadia Committee for more than a decade.[1] [2]
Walker was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1989 New Year Honours[3] and upgraded to Commander (CBE) in the 1995 Birthday Honours.[4] [5]