Wally Akers

Walter William George Akers (1917–1976) was an English professional footballer either side of the Second World War.

Playing career Born in West Auckland, he began his professional career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1934, but left the club without ever playing for the first team, and joined Newport County, where he experienced a similar spell. He finally made his debut in The Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, where he made 15 League starts in total. After a short spell with Chelsea, in which he again played no first-team football, he joined Mansfield Town for the start of the 1939–40 season. He played three times and scored three goals before the League was abandoned due to the start of the war. In 1948, he moved on to Corby Town and later played for Goole Town. He later managed Kettering Town.