Warwick Rimmer (born 1 March 1941) is an English former professional

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player and coach. In a playing career which lasted from 1960 to 1979, Rimmer made nearly 600 professional league appearances for Bolton Wanderers and

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

, as a defender.

Career

Playing career

Born in

Birkenhead Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...

, Rimmer signed a youth contract with Bolton Wanderers at the age of fifteen. He began his professional career four years later in 1960, making a total of 469 league appearances for Bolton. Rimmer later became club captain, and lifted the trophy for Bolton when they won the 1972–73 Third Division Championship. Rimmer also played for

between 1974 and 1979, making 128 league appearances.

Coaching career

Rimmer managed

between 1978 and 1979. After retiring as a player, Rimmer became the coach of the Sierra Leone national side. Rimmer also founded the Youth Section of

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...

in 1987. The young players that Rimmer has nurtured have earned Tranmere Rovers an estimated £14 million.

References

;General * ;Specific 1941 births Living people English men's footballers English football managers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. managers English Football League managers Expatriate football managers in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone national football team managers Tranmere Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football defenders Footballers from Birkenhead English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1940s-stub