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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dawson Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 1973 (aged 57) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1958 | Scotland (caretaker) | ||
Career
editWalker 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
editAs of 28 March 2015[update]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Scotland (caretaker) | 
|
6 February 1958 | 15 June 1958 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.67 |
References
edit- ^ "CLYDE'S CAPPED SCOTLAND PLAYERS". Clyde FC. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Matt Busby - Scotland A Squad Coach". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
- ^ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (13 December 2018). "Scotland - International Matches 1956-1960". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "MANAGER AND TRAINER QUIT CLYDE". Sunday Post. 25 November 1962. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
edit- Dawson Walker at WorldFootball.net
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