Mick Walker (footballer, Born 1940)
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Michael Walker (27 November 1940 – 7 February 2025) was an English
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player and
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. As a player, he started his career as an apprentice with
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...
and played non-league football for several clubs, including
Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...
and
Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was esta ...
. He later became manager of the reserve team at Ilkeston Town before being appointed first-team manager in 1971 following the departure of Dave Agnew. Six months later, Walker was hired as manager of the Singapore national team. He joined
Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...
as manager in 1976 and spent two years in charge of the club, later joining the coaching staff at
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.


Career

Walker had a spell as manager of Notts County, succeeding
Neil Warnock Neil Warnock (born 1 December 1948) is an English football manager and former player who is currently football advisor at Torquay United. He is also a television and radio pundit. In a managerial career spanning five decades, Warnock has managed ...
in January 1993 to September 1994. He later worked on the staff of
Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...
, where he was the chief scout as of 2010.


Personal life and death

Walker was born in
Belper, Derbyshire Belper () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Non-metropolitan district, local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent. ...
, England on 27 November 1940. He died on 7 February 2025, at the age of 84, and was survived by his wife, Hilary, and his three children. Walker lived in
Wetherby Wetherby ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire and lies approximately from Leeds city centre, from ...
,
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.RIP: Mick Walker
Notts County F.C.


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* 1940 births 2025 deaths Footballers from Belper English men's footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players English football managers English Football League managers Ilkeston Town F.C. managers Singapore national football team managers Burton Albion F.C. managers Notts County F.C. managers Men's association football players not categorized by position {{England-footy-manager-stub