Warwick Rimmer

Warwick Rimmer (born 1 March 1941) is an English former professional football player and coach. In a playing career which lasted from 1960 to 1979, Rimmer made nearly 600 professional league appearances for Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra, as a defender.

Warwick Rimmer

Personal information
Date of birth	(1941-03-01) 1 March 1941 (age 84)
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1956–1960	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1974	Bolton Wanderers	469	(17)
1974–1979	Crewe Alexandra	128	(0)
Total		597	(17)
Managerial career
1978–1979	Crewe Alexandra
1979	Sierra Leone
1987–2008	Tranmere Rovers Youth Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Playing career

Born in Birkenhead, Rimmer signed a youth contract with Bolton Wanderers at the age of fifteen.^[1] He began his professional career four years later in 1960, making a total of 469 league appearances for Bolton.^[2] Rimmer later became club captain, and lifted the trophy for Bolton when they won the 1972–73 Third Division Championship.^[3] Rimmer also played for Crewe Alexandra between 1974 and 1979, making 128 league appearances.^[4]

Coaching career

Rimmer managed Crewe Alexandra between 1978 and 1979.^[5] After retiring as a player, Rimmer became the coach of the Sierra Leone national side. Rimmer also founded the Youth Section of Tranmere Rovers in 1987.^[6][7]

The young players that Rimmer has nurtured have earned Tranmere Rovers an estimated £14 million.^[6]