Walter Crook
English footballer and manager
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Walter Crook (28 April 1913 – 27 December 1988) was an English football player and manager.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Walter Crook[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1913[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 1988 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Mellor, England | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1947 | Blackburn Rovers | 236 | (2) |
| 1947–1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 264 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1939 | England (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1948–1950 | Ajax | ||
| 1950 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 1950–1953 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1953–1954 | Ajax | ||
| 1954–1955 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Playing career
Crook, who played as a full back, played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, making a total of 264 appearances.[2] He holds the record for most consecutive Football League appearances by a Blackburn player (208 between 1934 and 1946).[3]
Crook also made one wartime international appearance for England in 1939.[4]
Coaching career
Crook managed Dutch side Ajax[5] between 1948 and 1950, and again between 1953 and 1954. He also managed Sparta Rotterdam[6][7] and English club sides Accrington Stanley and Wigan Athletic.
Personal life
Walter was born in Whittle-le-Woods, the son of Jane Parker and Alfred Crook.[8] He was married to Doris Sutcliffe.[8]
