Dawson Walker

For the Georgia justice, see Dawson A. Walker. For Church of England clergyman, see Dawson Dawson-Walker.

Dawson Walker (14 March 1916 – 17 August 1973) was manager of the Scotland national football team in 1958.^[1] Walker was left in charge of the players due to the Munich air disaster, in which official manager Matt Busby was seriously injured.^[2][3]

Dawson Walker

Personal information
Full name	Dawson Walker
Date of birth	(1916-03-14)14 March 1916
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	17 August 1973(1973-08-17) (aged 57)
Managerial career
Years	Team
1958	Scotland (caretaker)

Career

Walker became trainer for Clyde when Johnny Haddow was appointed manager in 1956. He had previously been trainer for Ashfield Juniors.^[4]

While the trainer at Shawfield, Walker would later become the trainer for the Scottish League XI and then the Scotland national team. He was Scotland's trainer on more than 80 occasions - an all-time record then.^[4]

Along with Haddow, both men resigned from their positions with the club in 1962.^[4]

Managerial statistics

As of 28 March 2015^[update]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Scotland (caretaker)		6 February 1958	15 June 1958	6	1	2	3	016.67