Mick Walters

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Mick Walters
Personal information
Full name Michael Walters
Date of birth (1939-11-17) 17 November 1939 (age 83)
Place of birth Banbury, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1959 Coventry City 3 (0)
1959–1962 Rugby Town
1962–1963 Bradford City 19 (0)
1963–1965 Burton Albion
Rugby Town
Total22+(0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Walters (born 17 November 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half.

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Career

Born in Banbury, Walters spent his early career with Coventry City and Rugby Town. [1] [2] [3] He signed for Bradford City from Rugby Town in January 1962. [4] He made 19 league and 1 FA Cup appearances for the club, [5] before moving to Burton Albion in June 1963. [4] He spent two seasons at Burton before returning to Rugby Town. [6] He later became a youth coach at Banbury United. [6]

By 2010 he was living in Oxfordshire. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mick Walters". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Mick Walters at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. 1 2 "Members News: Happy 78th Birthday Mick!". Coventry City Former Players Association. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 Frost, p. 409
  5. ↑ Frost, p. 389
  6. 1 2 David Shadbolt (28 October 2018). "Reminiscences". Banbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 July 2019.


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