Mark McWalter

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Mark McWalter
Personal information
Full name Mark McWalter
Date of birth (1968-06-20) 20 June 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
Position(s) forward
Youth career
Arbroath Lads Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1987 Arbroath 70 (20)
1987–1991 St Mirren 80 (8)
1991–1993 Partick Thistle 19 (0)
1993–1995 Coleraine 35 (17)
1995–1996 Ballymena United 20 (8)
1996–1999 Arbroath 59 (9)
1999–2004 Arbroath Victoria [1] ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark McWalter (born 20 June 1968, in Arbroath) is a Scottish former football striker.

McWalter began his career with his local club Arbroath where as a teenager he became a first team regular. His form attracted the attentions of top-flight St Mirren, who signed him in June 1987. [2] In and out of the team at Love Street, he joined Partick Thistle in June 1991 in a swap deal that saw he and George Shaw exchanged for Chic Charnley and David Elliot. [3] McWalter's spell at Partick was an unhappy one however as he failed to score.

After being released by Partick McWalter moved to the Irish Football League with Coleraine and became a 'cult hero' at the club. [4] He was linked with the manager's job after the departure of Felix Healy in 1994 but lost out to Kenny Shiels, a manager with whom he would later clash, resulting in McWalter moving to Ballymena United for a year. [4] He was the club's top scorer in his sole season. [5]

McWalter returned to Scotland in 1996 to play three final seasons back at Gayfield Park. Unable to cope with the rigours of full-time football due a persistent knee injury McWalter left full-time football to carry on playing in the juniors with Arbroath Victoria. He spent five seasons with the club, including two as player-manager before retiring and leaving football completely. [4] Having retired he became a youth worker, running a project from Arbroath's old supporters' club. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Mark McWalter at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. ↑ M. Gillespie, The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996-97, p. 199
  3. ↑ "David Elliot profile". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 Interview on Coleraine site [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ M. Gillespie, The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996-97, p. 172
  6. ↑ Smokies get in your eyes from The Scotsman
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