Mick Walker (born 27 November 1940) is an English former football player and

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

. As a player, he started his career as an apprentice with

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

and played non-league football for several clubs including Kettering Town and

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was established in 1878 as Matlock Football Club.< ...

. 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 compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...

as manager in 1976 and spent two years in charge of the club, later joining the coaching staff at

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 25 November 1862, it is the ...

. Walker had a spell as manager of Notts County, succeeding Neil Warnock in January 1993. He was fired in 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 in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...

, where he was the chief scout as of 2010.

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