Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael John Walker Jr. | ||
Date of birth | 10 April 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Harrogate, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Sheffield Wednesday | |||
Rotherham United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( 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 | |||
Total | 47 | (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.
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]
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]
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]