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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Crook[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1913-04-28)28 April 1913[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Whittle-le-Woods,Chorley, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Mellor, England | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1947 | Blackburn Rovers | 236 | (2) |
| 1947–1948 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 264 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1939 | England (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1948–1950 | Ajax | ||
| 1950 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 1950–1953 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1953–1954 | Ajax | ||
| 1954–1955 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Crook (28 April 1913 – 27 December 1988) was an Englishfootball player and manager.
Crook, who played as afull back, played in theFootball League forBlackburn Rovers andBolton 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 forEngland in 1939.[4]
Crook managed Dutch sideAjax[5] between 1948 and 1950, and again between 1953 and 1954. He also managedSparta Rotterdam[6][7] and English club sidesAccrington Stanley andWigan Athletic.
Walter was born inWhittle-le-Woods, the son of Jane Parker and Alfred Crook.[8] He was married to Doris Sutcliffe.[8]
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