| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter William George Akers | ||
| Date of birth | 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | West Auckland, England | ||
| Date of death | 1976 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1935 | Newport County | 0 | (0) |
| 1935–1937 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 15 | (4) |
| 1937–1939 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 1939–1946 | Mansfield Town | 0[A] | (0) |
| 1946–1948 | Gillingham | 40 | (20) |
| Corby Town | |||
| Goole Town | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950–1958 | Corby Town | ||
| 1958–1961 | Kettering Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter William George Akers (1917–1976) was an English professionalfootballer either side of theSecond World War.
Born inWest Auckland, he began his professional career withWolverhampton Wanderers in 1934, but left the club without ever playing for thefirst team, and joinedNewport County, where he experienced a similar spell. He finally made his debut inThe Football League forBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, where he made 15 League starts in total.[2] After a short spell withChelsea, in which he again played no first-team football, he joinedMansfield Town for the start of the1939–40 season. He played three times and scored three goals before the League was abandoned due to the start of the war.[2] After the war, he joinedGillingham of theSouthern League, where he played for two seasons, scoring 20 goals in 40 games. One of his goals came in a 12–1 win overGloucester City, which remains the club's biggest-ever win in a competitive fixture.[3] In 1948, he moved on toCorby Town and later played forGoole Town.[2]
In 1950 he took over as manager of Corby, and led the team to theUnited Counties League championship in both his first two seasons in charge.[4] He later managedKettering Town.[5]
A.^ Akers played three matches, scoring three goals, at the start of the1939–40 season, but the season was abandoned due to the outbreak of theSecond World War and all matches played up to that point expunged.