| Fullname | Walter Crook[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 28 April 1913[1] |
| Birth place | Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, England |
| Death date | 27 December 1988 (aged 76) |
| Death place | Mellor, England |
| Position | Full back |
| Years 1 | 1931–1947 |
| Clubs 1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps 1 | 236 |
| Goals 1 | 2 |
| Years 2 | 1947–1948 |
| Clubs 2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Caps 2 | 28 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Totalcaps | 264 |
| Totalgoals | 2 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 1939 |
| Nationalteam 1 | England (wartime) |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 1 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
| Manageryears 1 | 1948–1950 |
| Managerclubs 1 | Ajax |
| Manageryears 2 | 1950 |
| Managerclubs 2 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Manageryears 3 | 1950–1953 |
| Managerclubs 3 | Accrington Stanley |
| Manageryears 4 | 1953–1954 |
| Managerclubs 4 | Ajax |
| Manageryears 5 | 1954–1955 |
| Managerclubs 5 | Wigan Athletic |
Walter Crook (28 April 1913 – 27 December 1988) was an English football player and manager.
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]
References
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- ^ "Walter Crook". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Blackburn Official - Club Records". rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "England - War-Time/Victory Internationals - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Onze nieuwe trainer Walter Crook" (in Dutch). Clubnieuws Ajax. 1 August 1948. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Sparta heeft een nieuwe trainer" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 4 July 1950. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Dynamische Toon komt terug" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 2 December 1950. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Walter Crook". Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 August 2021.