Walter Rickett (20 March 1917 – 1991) was an English professional

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who played as a winger for

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

, Blackpool,

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and

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Blackpool

Rickett signed for Joe Smith's Blackpool during the 1947–48 season, making his debut on 14 February 1948, in a 3–1 victory over

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. He went on to make a further thirteen league appearances for the club that season, scoring twice (one in 2–1 defeat at

and one in a 7–0 victory at Preston North End in the final game of the season). He also played in two

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ties, including Blackpool's 4–2 defeat to Manchester United in the

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List of Rotherham United players
1917 births 1991 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football wingers English Football League players Sheffield United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. wartime guest players Ballymena United F.C. managers English football managers Date of death missing Place of death missing Sittingbourne F.C. players Footballers from Sheffield Dundalk F.C. managers {{England-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub