Ernie Walley (born 7 April 1933 in
Caernarfon
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) is a retired
association football
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player, manager and coach.
Playing career
Walley joined
Tottenham Hotspur
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as a junior in May 1951, making five league appearances as a
wing half
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before moving to
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
in 1958.
[ After eight appearances for Middlesbrough he moved again to ]Crystal Palace
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, but failed to make a first team appearance before moving to Gravesend & Northfleet and subsequently Stevenage Borough
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.
Coaching and managerial career
After retiring as a player Walley spent eight years as a coach at Arsenal
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before joining Crystal Palace
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* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...
in the same capacity in 1967. He became caretaker manager of Crystal Palace for six matches following the departure of Terry Venables
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in 1980.[ After the appointments of Malcolm Allison and subsequently ]Dario Gradi
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, Walley continued as a coach at Crystal Palace. He was later assistant manager to John Hollins
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at Chelsea
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during the mid-1980s, and reserve manager under Steve Harrison at Watford
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. His brother Tom played for Watford and Wales
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, and was a coach at Watford at the same time as Ernie.[ Ernie Walley subsequently managed ]Barking
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between December 1983 until January 1985,Archive – Past Managers
Barking F.C. and later Bangor City
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for a short spell in 1992.
References
External links
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1933 births
Living people
People from Caernarfon
Sportspeople from Gwynedd
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Welsh footballers
Welsh football managers
Arsenal F.C. non-playing staff
Crystal Palace F.C. non-playing staff
Crystal Palace F.C. managers
Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff
Watford F.C. non-playing staff
Barking F.C. managers
Bangor City F.C. managers
Cymru Premier managers
Association football wing halves
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