fullname youthclubs clubs death_date death_place caps birth_place goals position manageryears birth_date managerclubs article_title name
walter james rowley farnworth wednesday walkden wednesday little hulton wednesday farnworth wednesday walkden wednesday 22 march 1976 shrewsbury , england 175 little hulton , england 7 right-half 1944 -- 1950 1952 -- 1954 1955 -- 1957 14 april 1891 bolton wanderers middlesbrough shrewsbury town walter rowley
 walter rowley
walter rowley

walter james rowley -lrb- 14 april 1891 -- 22 march 1976 -rrb- was an english footballer around world war i and a manager during and after world war ii .
he spent some 47 years playing and coaching in the football league .
he played for oldham athletic and bolton wanderers , spending 13 years with the latter club .
after spending many years as part of bolton 's back-room staff , he was appointed as manager in august 1944 .
he spent six years in charge before retiring due to ill health .
he coached middlesbrough from june 1952 to february 1954 , before again stepping side due to illness .
his final management role was at shrewsbury town from july 1955 until june 1957 .
