Mickey Walker (footballer)

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Mickey Walker
Personal information
Full name Michael John Walker Jr.
Date of birth (1945-04-10) 10 April 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Sheffield Wednesday
Rotherham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bourne Town
1964–1966 Bradford City 20 (1)
1966 Rotherham United 0 (0)
1966–1968 Sligo Rovers
1968 Los Angeles Wolves 22 (7)
1968–1969 Mansfield Town 2 (0)
1969–1970 Altrincham
1970–1971 Stockport County 2 (0)
1970–1971 Chesterfield 1 (0)
Macclesfield Town
Total47(8)
Managerial career
Nottingham Forest (Assistant Manager)
1999–2006 Doncaster Rovers (Assistant Manager)
2006–2012 Doncaster Rovers (Director of Football)
2006 Doncaster Rovers (Caretaker Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael John Walker Jr. (born 10 April 1945) is an English former professional footballer and coach.

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Early and personal life

Walker was born in Harrogate, [1] and grew up in Doncaster. [2] His father Mickey Sr. had played for Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue and York City. [3] As a teenager he played cricket, trialling for Yorkshire Schoolboys at the age of 15, and later playing for England Schoolboys. [4]

He is married to Carol. [4]

Career

Playing career

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. [4] After a spell in non-league football with Bourne Town, he turned professional with Bradford City in October 1964. [5] He made 20 appearances in the Football League (scoring 1 goal) for Bradford City, [6] before returning to Rotherham United in March 1966. [5] He then moved to Sligo Rovers in Ireland later in 1966. [4]

He spent the 1968 season with the Los Angeles Wolves of the North American Soccer League, scoring 7 goals in 22 games. [7]

He later played for Mansfield Town, Altrincham, Stockport County, Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town. [1]

Coaching career

Walker worked as a scout for Liverpool and Rangers, and as a youth team coach at Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. [8] After leaving his role as Assistant Manager at Nottingham Forest, [2] Walker has held a number of positions at Doncaster Rovers, including Assistant Manager, [9] Director of Football, [10] and Caretaker Manager. [11] 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. [8]

A testimonial match was held by Doncaster Rovers on 1 August 2009 in honour of Walker. [12]

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  2. 1 2 Tim Rich (9 May 2003). "Ryan the benefactor plays leading role in Doncaster's transformation". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mickey Walker Snr Dies". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 John Brindley (1 August 2009). "MICKEY WALKER – WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 Frost, p. 409
  6. ↑ Frost, p. 389
  7. ↑ "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Mickey leaves Rovers". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Conference set for ignition". BBC Sport. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rovers hand Walker new position". BBC Sport. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Penney and Doncaster part company". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "WALKER TESTIMONIAL: ROVERS 1 WOLVES 1". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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