About Walter Carlyle
Lived 1938 – 2007 (aged 69). Walter Carlyle was a British association football player.
Walter Carlyle (23 May 1938 – 31 December 2007) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger. He began his career in the late 1950s with Rangers but left without playing a first team match and moved to Junior side Shettleston. In 1960, Carlyle moved back to the senior game's top level with newly promoted Dundee United, netting 39 goals in 78 league appearances during his time at Tannadice. In 1964, Carlyle moved to Motherwell, where he stayed for around a year, before playing for St Johnstone and then the Queen of the South side of Allan Ball, Iain McChesney and Billy Collings. Carlyle ended his playing career with spells at East Stirlingshire and Alloa Athletic. He retired at the end of the 1960s.
Carlyle died in 2007.
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Who was Walter Carlyle?
Scottish footballer (1938-2007)
When was Walter Carlyle born?
Walter Carlyle was born on 23 May 1938 in Grangemouth.
When did Walter Carlyle die?
Walter Carlyle died on 31 December 2007.
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Walter Carlyle was an association football player.
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Walter Carlyle was British.
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