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Walter Crook
English footballer and manager

Walter Crook

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English footballer and manager
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Whittle-le-Woods, Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, Lancashire
Place of death
Mellor, Lancashire, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, Lancashire
Age
76 years
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Biography

Walter Crook (28 April 1912 – 27 December 1988) was an English football player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Crook, who played as a full back, played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, making a total of 264 appearances. He holds the record for most consecutive Football League appearances by a Blackburn player (208 between 1934 and 1946).

Crook also made one wartime international appearance for England in 1939.

Coaching career

Crook managed Dutch side Ajax between 1948 and 1950, and again between 1953 and 1954. He also managed Sparta Rotterdam and English club sides Accrington Stanley and Wigan Athletic.

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