Keith Walwyn
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| Full name | Keith Walwyn | |
| Date of birth | February 17, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Nevis, West Indies | |
| Date of death | April 15, 2003 (aged 47) | |
| Height | 6'1" | |
| Nickname | Big Man, Big Keith | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1980-1981 1981-1987 1987-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 |
Chesterfield York City Blackpool Carlisle United Kettering Town |
3 (2) 245 (119) 69 (16) 62 (15) ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Keith Walwyn (February 17, 1956 - April 15, 2003) was a Jamaican football player. He played as a striker.
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[edit] Career
Walwyn started his career at Chesterfield but appeared only three times for the club, scoring two goals. He was signed by York City for £4,500 in 1981. During his time with the club, Walwyn played 291 games and scored 140 goals (119 in the league), becoming the club's second all-time top scorer behind Norman Wilkinson (who recorded 125 league goals). This tally included 25 goals in City's historic 1983-84 Division Four championship-winning side.
Despite winning the "Clubman of the Year" trophy at York City that year, he was transferred to Blackpool for £35,000, and scored 16 league goals in 69 appearances for the club. He moved next to Carlisle United, who would prove to be his last league club; the final club he played for was non-league side Kettering Town in 1991.
[edit] Post-football
After his footballing career ended, Walwyn opened a sports store in the Preston area. Walwyn died at only 47 years of age, in April of 2003 while undergoing a heart operation.[1] Still widely regarded as City's greatest player of all time, his memory lives in at Bootham Crescent, where one of the hospitality suites bears his name.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Keith Walwyn. minstermen.net. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
[edit] External links
- Keith Walwyn profile at Minstermen
- A Keith Walwyn tribute article
