Walter Gould (25 September 1938 – 10 March 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League for Sheffield United, York City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He later played for Durban United and Hellenic in South Africa.
Gould arrived on the Stoke City coaching staff at the start of the 1977–78 season to team up with George Eastham who had become manager. He was reserve-team coach when Cyril Lea resigned in New Year 1980. Gould then stepped up to be number two to Alan Durban. He subsequently served Richie Barker when he became manager, but left in March 1982. There were rumoured to be differences between Gould and some of the senior players at this time, with one `training ground incident` resulting in Ray Evans, the captain, being suspended for two weeks. Days later Gould was replaced by Bill Asprey.Master Potters of Stoke City F.C. `The Managers, Coaches, Trainers...` by Wade Martin Sisyphus Books 1993.
Career statistics Source:
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSheffield United1958–59Second Division5100—51York City1960–61Fourth Division13300001331961–62Fourth Division41610704861962–63Fourth Division4211302147121963–64Fourth Division2561040306Total120255013113826Brighton & Hove Albion1963–64Fourth Division18300001831964–65Fourth Division4321102046211965–66Fourth Division4110313047111966–67Fourth Division42960605491967–68Fourth Division2422020282Total1684512113019346Career total2937117126133673
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