Alan Walker (footballer)

Alan Walker
Personal information
Date of birth	17 December 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth	Mossley, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ashford United (manager)
Youth career
	Mossley
1978	Stockport County
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1980	Bangor City
1980–1983	Telford United
1983–1985	Lincoln City
1985–1988	Millwall
1988–1992	Gillingham
1992	Plymouth Argyle
1992–1993	Mansfield Town
1993–1995	Barnet
1995–1999	Sittingbourne
1999	St. Leonards
2000	St. Leonards
2000–200?	Maidstone United
Managerial career
1996–1999	Sittingbourne
1999–2000	Fisher Athletic
2002–2003	Tonbridge Angels
2004–2006	Maidstone United (assistant)
2006–2010	Maidstone United
2024–	Ashford United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Walker (born 17 December 1959)^[2] is an English former professional footballer who is manager of Ashford United. His clubs included Lincoln City,^[3] Millwall,^[3] and Plymouth Argyle.^[3] Walker's most notable time in the professional game was at Gillingham, where he made over 150 Football League appearances,^[3] was named Player of the Season in 1989–90,^[4] and was named in the PFA Division Four Team of the Year for 1991–92.^[5]

He has managed several non-league sides including Sittingbourne as player/manager, Tonbridge Angels, Fisher Athletic and Maidstone United. He is currently head of coaching at the Kent County Football Association.

Honours

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1991–92 Fourth Division^[5]

References

^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 325–326. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
^ "PAST MASTERS - PAUL CLARK - News - Gillingham". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. London: Random House. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-09-179135-3.

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[1] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[2] Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 325–326. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.

[PWESFL-3] Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database

[4] "PAST MASTERS - PAUL CLARK - News - Gillingham". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[lynch-5] Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. London: Random House. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-09-179135-3.

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