| Mickey Walker | |
| Fullname: | Michael John Walker Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Harrogate, England |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Youthclubs2: | Rotherham United |
| Clubs1: | Bourne Town |
| Years2: | 1964–1966 |
| Clubs2: | Bradford City |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1966 |
| Clubs3: | Rotherham United |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1966–1968 |
| Clubs4: | Sligo Rovers |
| Years5: | 1968 |
| Clubs5: | Los Angeles Wolves |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 1968–1969 |
| Clubs6: | Mansfield Town |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1969–1970 |
| Clubs7: | Altrincham |
| Years8: | 1970–1971 |
| Clubs8: | Stockport County |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1970–1971 |
| Clubs9: | Chesterfield |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Clubs10: | Macclesfield Town |
| Totalcaps: | 47 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
| Managerclubs1: | Nottingham Forest (Assistant Manager) |
| Manageryears2: | 1999–2006 |
| Managerclubs2: | Doncaster Rovers (Assistant Manager) |
| Manageryears3: | 2006–2012 |
| Managerclubs3: | Doncaster Rovers (Director of Football) |
| Manageryears4: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs4: | Doncaster Rovers (Caretaker Manager) |
Michael John Walker Jr. (born 10 April 1945) is an English former professional footballer and coach.
Walker was born in Harrogate,[1] and grew up in Doncaster. His father Mickey Sr. had played for Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue and York City.[2] As a teenager he played cricket, trialling for Yorkshire Schoolboys at the age of 15, and later playing for England Schoolboys.[3]
He is married to Carol.[3]
After being told he was too short (at 5 ft 7) to play football by Doncaster Rovers, Walker played youth football with Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United.[3] After a spell in non-league football with Bourne Town, he turned professional with Bradford City in October 1964.[4] He made 20 appearances in the Football League (scoring 1 goal) for Bradford City,[5] before returning to Rotherham United in March 1966.[4] He then moved to Sligo Rovers in Ireland later in 1966.[3]
He spent the 1968 season with the Los Angeles Wolves of the North American Soccer League, scoring 7 goals in 22 games.[6]
He later played for Mansfield Town, Altrincham, Stockport County, Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town.[1]
Walker worked as a scout for Liverpool and Rangers, and as a youth team coach at Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. After leaving his role as Assistant Manager at Nottingham Forest,[7] Walker has held a number of positions at Doncaster Rovers, including Assistant Manager,[8] Director of Football,[9] and Caretaker Manager.[10] He was Director of Football at Doncaster from 2006 until July 2012 when he was released as part of the club's cost cutting restructuring after relegation from the Championship.[11]
A testimonial match was held by Doncaster Rovers on 1 August 2009 in honour of Walker.[12]