Mick Walker (footballer, born 1940) explained

Mick Walker
Birth Place:Belper, England
Birth Date:27 November 1940
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Manageryears1:1971–1972
Manageryears2:1972–1974
Managerclubs2:Singapore
Manageryears3:1976–1978
Managerclubs3:Burton Albion
Manageryears4:1993–1994
Managerclubs4:Notts County

Mick Walker (born 27 November 1940) is an English former football player and manager. As a player, he started his career as an apprentice with Nottingham Forest and played non-league football for several clubs including Kettering Town and Matlock Town. He later became manager of the reserve team at Ilkeston Town before being appointed first-team manager in 1971 following the departure of Dave Agnew.[1] Six months later, Walker was hired as manager of the Singapore national team. He joined Burton Albion as manager in 1976 and spent two years in charge of the club, later joining the coaching staff at Notts County.

Walker had a spell as manager of Notts County, succeeding Neil Warnock in January 1993. He was fired in September 1994.[2] [3] He later worked on the staff of Leeds United, where he was the chief scout as of 2010.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ilkeston Town FC managers. ilsonfootball.co.uk. 7 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Notts County Managers . . 26 November 2008 . 30 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100913055544/http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1028226%2C00.html . 13 September 2010 .
  3. Web site: Football: Notts County sack manager after poor start: Walker pays a heavy price while Gemmill kicks off the Rotherham revival with his old pal from Derby's glory, glory days . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-notts-county-sack-manager-after-poor-start-walker-pays-a-heavy-price-while-gemmill-kicks-off-the-rotherham-revival-with-his-old-pal-from-derbys-glory-glory-days-1449000.html . 14 May 2022 . subscription . live . 15 September 1994 . . . 30 March 2009 .
  4. Web site: Meeting Whites out East. Leeds United AFC. 19 May 2010. 7 September 2012.