Malcolm Starkey

Malcolm Starkey

Personal information
Full name	Malcolm John Starkey
Date of birth	25 January 1936 (1936-01-25) (age 75)
Place of birth	Bulwell, England
Playing position	Inside forward/Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1954–1959	Blackpool	3	(0)
1959–1963	Shrewsbury Town	121	(33)
1963–1967	Chester City	109	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Malcolm Starkey (born 25 January 1936 in Bulwell) is an English former professional footballer. He played in The Football League with Blackpool, Shrewsbury Town and Chester and later worked as secretary at Shrewsbury.

Playing career

Starkey began his career at Blackpool as an inside forward,^[1] making three appearances before a move to Shrewsbury Town led to him playing regularly in attack alongside the prolific Jack Rowley.^[1]

In April 1963, Starkey dropped into Football League Division Four with Chester, where he would soon be converted into a full back by new manager Peter Hauser.^[1] His spell at Chester would see him not miss a league game in 1964–65^[1] but his career was to finish prematurely early in the 1966–67 season when he suffered a serious illness.^[1]

After retiring from playing, Starkey set up a sports shop in Shrewsbury with Dave Pountney and became a coach at his former club Shrewsbury Town.^[1] It was the start of a long stint with the club, which included long spells as both secretary and a director of the club.^[1] He was rewarded for his loyalty with a testimonial match between Shrewsbury and Aston Villa in May 2002.^[2]

External links

• Career details from Neil Brown

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} 'Player Memories - Malcolm Starkey', Chester City v Lincoln City matchday programme 3/1/94, p 24
2. ^ "Merse Comes Through Run-Out". Aston Villa FC. http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~215152,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-12. 

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Name	Starkey, Malcolm
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Date of birth	25 January 1936
Place of birth	Bulwell, England
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