Dawson Walker

Dawson Walker
Personal information
Full name Dawson Walker
Date of birth (1916-03-14)14 March 1916
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 17 August 1973(1973-08-17) (aged 57)
Managerial career
Years Team
1958 Scotland (caretaker)

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]

Career

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Walker 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

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As of 28 March 2015

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Scotland (caretaker) Scotland 6 February 1958 15 June 1958 6 1 2 3 016.67

References

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  1. ^ "CLYDE'S CAPPED SCOTLAND PLAYERS". Clyde FC. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Matt Busby - Scotland A Squad Coach". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
  3. ^ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (13 December 2018). "Scotland - International Matches 1956-1960". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "MANAGER AND TRAINER QUIT CLYDE". Sunday Post. 25 November 1962. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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