Ernie Walley

Ernie Walley

Personal information
Date of birth	(1933-04-07) April 7, 1933
Place of birth	Caernarfon
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
1951–1955	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1958	Tottenham Hotspur	5	(0)
1958–1959	Middlesbrough	8	(0)
1959–?	Crystal Palace	0	(0)
?	Gravesend & Northfleet	?	(?)
?	Stevenage Borough	?	(?)
Managerial career
1980	Crystal Palace (caretaker)
1992	Bangor City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernie Walley (born 7 April 1933 in Caernarfon) is a retired association football player, manager and coach.

Playing career

Walley joined Tottenham Hotspur as a junior in May 1951, making five league appearances as a wing half before moving to Middlesbrough in 1958. After eight appearances for Middlesbrough he moved again to Crystal Palace, but failed to make a first team appearance before moving to Gravesend & Northfleet and subsequently Stevenage Borough.

Coaching and managerial career

After retiring as a player Walley spent eight years as a coach at Arsenal before joining Crystal Palace in the same capacity in 1967. He became caretaker manager of Crystal Palace for six matches following the departure of Terry Venables in 1980. After the appointments of Malcolm Allison and subsequently Dario Gradi, Walley continued as a coach at Crystal Palace. He was later assistant manager to John Hollins at Chelsea during the mid-1980s, and reserve manager under Steve Harrison at Watford. His brother Tom played for Watford and Wales, and was a coach at Watford at the same time as Ernie. Ernie Walley subsequently managed Bangor City for a short spell in 1992.

External links

• Ernie Walley Stats at neilbrown.com