Michael Walsh (born 30 May 1986,

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) is an English footballer. Walsh joined Chester from

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in 2004, making his first-team debut the following January as a substitute in an

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tie at

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in the left back slot. Walsh joined fellow youngsters

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and

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in being given first-team opportunities under

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. His

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debut followed, again as a substitute at

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a week later, with his first goal arriving in a 2–2 draw against

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on 5 March 2005. Despite his involvement in the first-team squad, Walsh and the majority of his teammates were released at the end of the season. He spent time on trial with

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and briefly returned to

before joining

Bangor City Bangor City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Bangor) are an inactive Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. They started the 2021–22 season in the Cymru North the second level of the Welsh football league system, but ...

in September 2005. He followed this with a two-year spell with Marfin Laiki League side

APOP Kinyras Peyias APOP Kinyras FC ( el, ΑΠΟΠ, Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Ομιλος Πέγειας Κινύρας, ''Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Pegeias Kinyras'', "Athletic Football Club Peyia Kinyras") was a Cypriot football club f ...

. In 2011, he returned to Wales, rejoining

before moving to

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in January 2012. As a youngster, Walsh captained the

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under 18s side.

External links

welsh-premier.com profilewww.low.org.uk profile
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Michael 1986 births Living people English Football League players English men's footballers Cymru Premier players Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Chester City F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players APOP Kinyras FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Footballers from Liverpool Aberystwyth Town F.C. players