Walter Crook

Walter Crook

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Personal information
Full name	Walter Crook
Date of birth	(1913-04-28)28 April 1913
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 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.

Personal life

Walter was born in Whittle-le-Woods, the son of Jane Parker and Alfred Crook. He was married to Doris Sutcliffe.