Colin Walker (footballer born 1958)

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Colin Walker
Personal information
Full name Colin Walker
Date of birth 1 May 1958 (1958-05-01) (age 50)
Place of birth    Rotherham, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club York City (manager)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1980
1980–1983
1983
1983–1985
1985–1986
1986
1986
1986
1986–1988
1986–1987
1987–1988
1988–?		 Gisborne City
Barnsley
→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)
Gisborne City
Doncaster Rovers
Cambridge United
Matlock Town
Harworth Colliery Institute
Sheffield Wednesday
→ Darlington (loan)
→ Torquay United (loan)
Gisborne City		 0? 0(?)
24 (12)
12 0(5)
56 (38)
05 0(0)
03 0(1)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
02 0(0)
07 0(0)
03 0(0)
0? 0(?)   
National team
1984–1988 New Zealand 34 (18)
Teams managed
 ?–1993
2007–		 Maltby Miners Welfare
York City

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Colin Walker (born 1 May 1958 in Rotherham, England) is an English-born New Zealand former footballer, and is currently the manager of York City.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Club

Walker joined his Gisborne City in 1980 after being spotted playing in English non-league football for Retford Town and Matlock Town by Kevin Fallon.[1][2] After the end of the season, he returned to play in England for Barnsley in November 1980.[1][3] Before joining Barnsley, he had a brief trial with York City.[4] He scored 12 times in 24 games for Barnsley, with an additional five goals in 12 games on loan to Doncaster Rovers from February 1983, before returning to New Zealand to play for Gisborne City.[3] Walker reached the final of the Chatham Cup in 1983 with Gisborne.[5] He scored twice, but the match ended 2–2, and was won by Gisborne's opponents Mt Wellington 2–0 in the replay.[5] During the 1983 season, he scored seven goals in 12 appearances.[6] He scored 16 goals in 22 appearances and won the country's Player of the Year award in 1984.[6][7] He then scored 15 goals in 22 appearances in 1985.[6]

In November 1985, Walker returned to Doncaster Rovers on non-contract terms, playing five times before moving to Cambridge United in January 1986.[3] He scored once in 3 games,[3] but was released by Cambridge and joined Matlock Town. From there he joined Harworth Colliery from where he was signed by Sheffield Wednesday in August 1986.[3] He joined Darlington on loan in December 1986, where he made seven appearances, and Torquay United on loan in October 1987, where he made three appearances.[3] He left Sheffield Wednesday having played just two league games and after scoring a hat-trick in a cup tie for the team.[8] He subsequently played for Frickley Athletic and Maltby Miners Welfare.[citation needed]

[edit] International

Whilst at Gisborne City, Walker won New Zealand citizenship, and so played for the New Zealand national team, with whom he won 34 caps and scored 18 goals. The highlight of his international career came against Brazil, during which he was marked by Aldair.[4]

[edit] Managerial

He spent three-and-a-half-years as manager of Maltby Miners Welfare after his playing career ended,[9] who he took from the Northern Counties East Football League Division One to the Premier Division.[10] He had coaching appointments with Barnsley where he held a variety of different positions from youth team coach to assistant manager and at the Leeds United youth academy. Walker left Barnsley, along with manager Glyn Hodges, in July 2003.[11]

He took over as caretaker manager at York City on 19 November 2007, following Billy McEwan's departure.[12] He was appointed as the club's permament manager on 26 December 2007.[13] He won the Conference National manager of the month award for December 2007.[14]

[edit] Managerial stats

As of 24 March 2008.[15]
Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
York City Flag of England November 19, 2007 Present 26 15 3 8 57.69

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b "Former City son Walker makes NZ history at York", The Gisborne Herald, 2008-01-12. Retrieved on 2008-03-07. 
  2. ^ "Profile - Colin Walker", rivals.net, 2007-12-28. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press, p633. ISBN 1852916656. 
  4. ^ a b "Coach Colin recollects days of crackshot displays in New Zealand", The Press, 2006-09-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. 
  5. ^ a b "New Zealand 1983", RSSSF. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. 
  6. ^ a b c "New Zealand Players' Careers", RSSSF. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. 
  7. ^ "Colin Walker's fine application for York job", Telegraph, 2007-11-26. Retrieved on 2007-12-27. 
  8. ^ "Colin Walker", Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. 
  9. ^ "Bootham boom?", BBC Sport, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-07. 
  10. ^ Club History. Maltby Miners Welfare. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  11. ^ "Hodges leaves Barnsley", BBC Sport, 2003-07-02. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. 
  12. ^ "Boss McEwan & York part company", BBC Sport, 2007-11-19. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. 
  13. ^ "Walker handed York manager's job", BBC Sport, 2007-12-27. Retrieved on 2007-12-27. 
  14. ^ "York's Walker wins manager award", BBC Sport, 2008-01-02. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 
  15. ^ Colin Walker's managerial career. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.

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