Walter Rayner

Walter Rayner (born 1882) was a British football manager and player.^[1] He was Charlton Athletic's first full-time manager as a professional football team from June 1920, when the club played in the Southern League, to May 1925, when the club played in the Football League.^[2][3] He became manager of Wigan Borough F.C. in October 1925.^[2][1]

Rayner had been recruited by Charlton from Tottenham Hotspur F.C., where he was a player-coach.^[2][4] He had also been a player-coach at Arsenal F.C.^[4] During his career as a player, he played for Norwich City F.C.^[1] In 1909, he was the reserve team captain at Luton Town F.C.^[4]

In February 1926, Rayner was suspended from Wigan after a dispute with a referee and opposing players, and was banned from football management following an enquiry into financial irregularities at Charlton.^[4][2]　After his career in football, he ran a hardware store in Croydon.^[4]