Keith Walwyn

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Keith Walwyn

Full name	Keith Walwyn
Date of birth	17 February 1956
Place of birth	Nevis, West Indies
Date of death	15 April 2003
Height	6'1"
Nickname	Big Man, Big Keith
Position	Striker
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1980-1981 1981-1987 1987-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991	Chesterfield York City Blackpool Carlisle United Kettering Town	3 (2) 291 (140) 69 (16) 70 (17) ? (?)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 6, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of August 6, 2006.

Keith Walwyn (17 February 1956) - (15 April 2003) was a football player born in Jamaica, he played as a striker and is York City's second all-time topscorer.

[edit] Career

Walwyn started his career at Chesterfield FC but appeared only three times for the club, scoring two goals. He was signed by York City for £4,500 in 1981. During his time with the club Walwyn played 291 games and scored 140 goals (119 in the league), becoming the clubs second all-time topscorer behind Norman Wilkinson (who recorded 125 league goals). This tally included 25 goals in City's historic 1983-84 Division Four Championship-winning side.

Despite winning the "Clubman of the Year" trophy at York City that year, he was transferred to Blackpool F.C. for £35,000, but scored only 16 goals for the club in two years. He moved next to Carlisle United, this would prove to be his last league club; the final club he played for was non-league side Kettering Town in 1991.

[edit] Post-football

After his footballing career ended, Keith opened a sports store in the Preston area. Walwyn died at only 47 years old, in April of 2003 while undergoing a heart operation. Still widely regarded as City's greatest player of all time, his memory lives in at Bootham Crescent where one of the hospitality suites is named after him.