Alan Walker (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Mossley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ashford United (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mossley | |||
| 1978 | Stockport County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Bangor City | ||
| 1980–1983 | Telford United | ||
| 1983–1985 | Lincoln City | 75 | (4) |
| 1985–1988 | Millwall | 92 | (8) |
| 1988–1992 | Gillingham | 151 | (7) |
| 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Mansfield Town | 22 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Barnet | 59 | (2) |
| 1995–1999 | Sittingbourne | ||
| 1999 | St. Leonards | ||
| 2000 | St. Leonards | ||
| 2000–200? | Maidstone United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Sittingbourne | ||
| 1999–2000 | Fisher Athletic | ||
| 2002–2003 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
| 2004–2006 | Maidstone United (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2010 | Maidstone United | ||
| 2024– | Ashford United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Walker (born 17 December 1959)[2] is an English former professional footballer who is manager of Ashford United. His clubs included Lincoln City,[3] Millwall,[3] and Plymouth Argyle.[3] Walker's most notable time in the professional game was at Gillingham, where he made over 150 Football League appearances,[3] was named Player of the Season in 1989–90,[4] and was named in the PFA Division Four Team of the Year for 1991–92.[5]
He has managed several non-league sides including Sittingbourne as player/manager, Tonbridge Angels, Fisher Athletic and Maidstone United. He is currently head of coaching at the Kent County Football Association.
Honours
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References
[edit]- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 325–326. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ a b c d Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "PAST MASTERS - PAUL CLARK - News - Gillingham". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ a b Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. London: Random House. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-09-179135-3.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Mossley
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- Sportspeople from Tameside (district)
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Bangor City F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Sittingbourne F.C. players
- St. Leonards F.C. players
- Maidstone United F.C. players
- English football managers
- Fisher Athletic F.C. managers
- Tonbridge Angels F.C. managers
- Maidstone United F.C. managers
- Ashford United F.C. managers
- Isthmian League managers
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs