Keith Walwyn

Keith Walwyn

Football player infobox
playername = Keith Walwyn


fullname = Kenford Keith Ian Walwyn
nickname = "Big Man", "Big Keith"
height = 6 ft 1 in
dateofbirth = February 17, 1956
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Saint Kitts and Nevis
dateofdeath = death date and age|2003|4|15|1956|2|17|
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1980-1981
1981-1987
1987-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
clubs = Chesterfield
York City
Blackpool
Carlisle United
Kettering Town
Career
caps(goals) = 003 00(2)
245 (119)
069 0(16)
062 0(15)
007 00(1)
386 (153)

Kenford Keith Ian Walwyn (February 17, 1956 — April 15, 2003), more commonly known as Keith Walwyn, was a Jamaican footballer. He played as a striker.

Career

Walwyn played for Winterton Rangers, before joining Chesterfield in November 1979. He appeared only three times for the club, scoring two goals.cite book
last = Batters
first = Dave
title = York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990
publisher = The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited
year = 1990
pages = p210
chapter = York City Stars
isbn = 0907969690 ] He was signed by York City for £4,000 in 1981.cite news
title = Keith Walwyn
url = http://www.ycfc.net/about-york-city/keith-walwyn.php
publisher = York City FC
accessdate = 2007-06-22] 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.

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 2003 while undergoing a heart operation. His memory lives on at Bootham Crescent, where one of the hospitality suites bears his name.On 7 March 2004, a fundraising match was played at the ground of York City featuring a "Past Players Festival". Players from the promotion winning 1983/84 team played the players from the play-off winning side of 1993. Taking Keith Walwyn's place in the squad was Keith's son Matthew, who went on to score two goals. On May 11 2008 Matthew Walwyn was on the bench for Kirkham & Wesham for the FA Vase final at Wembley Stadium against Lowestoft Town. He was introduced in the 79th minute with his team losing 1-0, and subsequently struck an 84th minute equaliser, and then an injury-time second, to win the game and the trophy for his side.cite news
title = Matt Walwyn’s verve has Kirkham celebrating
url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article3913945.ece
publisher = The Times
date = 2008-05-12
accessdate = 2008-05-12]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=973&p=2&stid=8194045 Keith Walwyn profile] at Minstermen
* [http://us.geocities.com/ginnersleftfoot2002/page23.html A Keith Walwyn tribute article]


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