Keith Walwyn

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Keith Walwyn
Personal information
Full name Kenford Keith Ian Walwyn
Date of birth February 17, 1956
Place of birth    Saint Kitts and Nevis
Date of death    April 15, 2003 (aged 47)
Height 6 ft 1 in
Playing position Striker
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1980-1981
1981-1987
1987-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991		 Chesterfield
York City
Blackpool
Carlisle United
Kettering Town
Career		 003 00(2)
245 (119)
069 0(16)
062 0(15)
007 00(1)
386 (153)   

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

Kenford Keith Ian Walwyn (February 17, 1956 — April 15, 2003), more commonly known as Keith Walwyn, was a Jamaican footballer. He played as a striker.

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[edit] Career

Walwyn played for Winterton Rangers, before joining Chesterfield in November 1979. He appeared only three times for the club, scoring two goals.[1] He was signed by York City for £4,000 in 1981.[2] During his time with the club, Walwyn played 291 games and scored 140 goals (119 in the league), becoming the club's second all-time top scorer 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 for £35,000, and scored 16 league goals in 69 appearances for the club. He moved next to Carlisle United, who 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, Walwyn opened a sports store in the Preston area. Walwyn died at only 47 years of age, in April of 2003 while undergoing a heart operation. His memory lives on at Bootham Crescent, where one of the hospitality suites bears his name. On 7 March 2004, a fundraising match was played at the ground of York City featuring a "Past Players Festival". Players from the promotion winning 1983/84 team played the players from the play-off winning side of 1993. Taking Keith Walwyn's place in the squad was Keith's son Matthew, who went on to score two goals. On May 11 2008 Matthew Walwyn was on the bench for Kirkham & Wesham for the FA Vase final at Wembley Stadium against Lowestoft Town. He was introduced in the 79th minute with his team losing 1-0, and subsequently struck an 84th minute equaliser, and then an injury-time second, to win the game and the trophy for his side.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars", York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited, p210. ISBN 0907969690. 
  2. ^ "Keith Walwyn", York City FC. Retrieved on 2007-06-22. 
  3. ^ "Matt Walwyn’s verve has Kirkham celebrating", The Times, 2008-05-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 

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