Ray Walker (footballer, born 1963): Difference between revisions

After leaving Port Vale Walker spent time as a player-coach with [[National League (division)|Conference]] new boys [[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]], including a five-game spell as [[caretaker manager]] from 17 March 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leektown.co.uk/info/history.php#managers|title=Leek Town FC Managers|publisher=Leek Town F.C.|access-date=5 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928120057/http://www.leektown.co.uk/info/history.php#managers|archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref> He played a total of 45 games in the [[1997–98 Football Conference|1997–98]] season. Later that year he became [[Player-coach|player-manager]] at [[North West Counties Football League|North West Counties League]] side [[Newcastle Town F.C.|Newcastle Town]], where he remained until leaving to join the [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] academy in 2001.<ref>[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6036219.Colls_face_new_bosses/?ref=arc Colls face new bosses] Lancashire Telegraph, 6 April 2001</ref> The "Castle" finished fourth in Division One in [[1998–99 North West Counties Football League|1998–99]], second in [[1999–2000 North West Counties Football League|1999–2000]] and ninth in [[2000–01 North West Counties Football League|2000–01]].