 Gould in the early 1970s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Gould[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1938-09-25)25 September 1938[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Thrybergh,[1] West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 2018(2018-03-10) (aged 79)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Greenwich,[1] Greater London, England | ||
| Position | Right winger[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rawmarsh Welfare | |||
| 1958–1961 | Sheffield United | 5 | (1) |
| 1961–1964 | York City | 120 | (25) |
| 1964–1967 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 168 | (45) |
| 1967 | →Hellenic (loan) | ||
| 1968 | Durban United | ||
| 1969 | East London Celtic | ||
| 1969–1973 | Hellenic | ||
| 1973–1974 | Guildford City | ||
| 1974 | Hellenic | ||
| 1975 | East London United | ||
| 1976–1977 | Durban City | ||
| 1977–1978 | Chelmsford City | ||
| Total | 293 | (71) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Gould (25 September 1938 – 10 March 2018) was an English professionalfootballer who played as aright winger inthe Football League forSheffield United,York City andBrighton & Hove Albion.[2] He later played for Durban United andHellenic in South Africa.[3][4]
Gould arrived on the Stoke City coaching staff at the start of the1977–78 season to team up withGeorge Eastham who had become manager. He was reserve-team coach whenCyril Lea resigned in New Year 1980. Gould then stepped up to be number two toAlan Durban. He subsequently servedRichie Barker when he became manager, but left in March 1982. There were rumoured to be differences between Gould and some of the senior players at this time, with one `training ground incident` resulting inRay Evans, the captain, being suspended for two weeks. Days later Gould was replaced byBill Asprey.[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 1958–59 | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| York City | 1960–61 | Fourth Division | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 1961–62 | Fourth Division | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 6 | |
| 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 42 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 12 | |
| 1963–64 | Fourth Division | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| Total | 120 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 138 | 26 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1963–64 | Fourth Division | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 1964–65 | Fourth Division | 43 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 21 | |
| 1965–66 | Fourth Division | 41 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 11 | |
| 1966–67 | Fourth Division | 42 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 9 | |
| 1967–68 | Fourth Division | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total | 168 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 193 | 46 | ||
| Career total | 293 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 336 | 73 | ||
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