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Dale Walton
Appearances: 38+1 Goals: 2
Date / Year of birth: 31st March 1960
Position: Midfielder
Season of first appearance: 1979/80
Season of last appearance: 1979/80
Also played for: Dover, Canterbury City, Ashford Town, Whitstable Town and Herne Bay
Ramsgate-born player who began his career in Thanet youth football and had trials at Coventry during the 1973/74 and 1975/76 seasons.
Dale then joined Dover and played for their reserves during the 1977/78 campaign. At the time his father Gordon, a former Margate full-back, was Dover's reserve team manager.
In the summer of 1978 Dale moved to Canterbury and he was the only ever-present in City's Southern League side during the 1978/79 season, making 40 appearances and scoring three goals.
Dale joined Ashford for the start of the 1979/80 campaign and made five Southern League appearances there before moving on to Margate in October 1979.
He made his debut in a 0-0 draw at Dartford on 9.10.79 and went on to make a total of 39 appearances during the remainder of 1979/80. Dale usually played in midfield but also featured as a centre-back and in an attacking role during the season. He scored twice, both goals coming in matches against Chelmsford. Dale scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at Hartsdown Park on 5.1.80 and was on target again as Margate won the return game 2-1 on 12.4.80.
In the summer of 1980 Dale left the club and joined Whitstable for the 1980/81 campaign. He stayed with the Oystermen for the 1981/82 season too.
He then joined Herne Bay for the 1982/83 campaign and went on to spend several years with the club during the 1980's before returning to Whitstable for a further spell that spanned the 1985/86-1991/92 seasons.
Dale's brother Grant also played for several Kent League clubs and Dale was still living locally in 2011. At that time he was working as a Building Surveyor for Thanet District Council.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
| |
|
1979/80 (MFC) |
38 (56) |
1 |
2 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIV. (17TH OF 24) |
4QR |
3QR |
2R |
2R |