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Dawson Walker

Dawson Walker

Scottish footballer and manager

For the Georgia justice, see Dawson A. Walker. For Church of England clergyman, see Dawson Dawson-Walker.

Dawson Walker (14 March 1916 – 17 August 1973) was manager of the Scotland national football team in 1958.[1] Walker was left in charge of the players due to the Munich air disaster, in which official manager Matt Busby was seriously injured.[2][3]

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Career

Walker became trainer for Clyde when Johnny Haddow was appointed manager in 1956. He had previously been trainer for Ashfield Juniors.[4]

While the trainer at Shawfield, Walker would later become the trainer for the Scottish League XI and then the Scotland national team. He was Scotland's trainer on more than 80 occasions - an all-time record then.[4]

Along with Haddow, both men resigned from their positions with the club in 1962.[4]

Managerial statistics

As of 28 March 2015

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References

  1. [1]
    "CLYDE'S CAPPED SCOTLAND PLAYERS". Clyde FC. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Matt Busby - Scotland A Squad Coach". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
  3. [3]
    Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (13 December 2018). "Scotland - International Matches 1956-1960". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. [4]
    "MANAGER AND TRAINER QUIT CLYDE". Sunday Post. 25 November 1962. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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