Len Walker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||
| Playing position | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1960 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1960–1963 | Spennymoor United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
| 1964–1976 | Aldershot | 449 | (23) |
| 1976–1978 | Darlington | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 460 | (23) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978–1979 | Darlington | ||
| 1981–1984 | Aldershot | ||
| 1985–1991 | Aldershot | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Leonard 'Len' Walker (born 4 March 1944) was an English footballer and manager. He is most notable for being manager of Aldershot Football Club from July 1981 until November 1984, and then June 1985 until 11 April 1991.
Walker was born in Darlington and started his football career as a trainee with Middlesbrough. After a spell in non-league football with Spennymoor United he returned to the Football League with Newcastle United in May 1963.
In July 1964, he moved to Hampshire to join Aldershot where he played for the next twelve seasons, making nearly 500 appearances in all competitions. He also became the club's regular penalty taker; of his 23 league goals, 18 came from the penalty spot. He was an ever-present in 1966–67. He also captained the side, and helped them win their first promotion from the Fourth Division in 1973.
In August 1976, he returned to his native north-east with Darlington. After two years, he retired from playing and took over as manager in October 1978.
His spell as manager at Darlington only lasted until the end of the 1978–79 season, when he lost his job, being replaced by Billy Elliott.
In January 1981, he was appointed manager of his former club, Aldershot. Apart from finishing one place outside of promotion in 1984, Walker achieved little of note during his first spell as manager, and was sacked later that year after the club's new owners decided to replace him with the higher-profile Ron Harris. Harris moved on at the end of that season however, which led to Walker being re-appointed. During his second spell as manager, Aldershot achieved promotion from the Fourth Division in 1987 - only the second promotion in their Football League history.
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