About Walter Rickett
Lived 1917 – 1991 (aged 73–74). Walter Rickett was a British association football player and association football coach.
Walter Rickett (20 March 1917 – 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Sheffield United, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United and Halifax Town.
Blackpool Rickett signed for Joe Smith's Blackpool during the 1947–48 season, making his debut on 14 February 1948, in a 3–1 victory over Grimsby Town at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further thirteen league appearances for the club that season, scoring twice (one in 2–1 defeat at Sheffield United and one in a 7–0 victory at Preston North End in the final game of the season). He also played in two FA Cup ties, including Blackpool's 4–2 defeat to Manchester United in the final.
Honours Blackpool FA Cup runner-up: 1947–48
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Who was Walter Rickett?
English footballer (1917-1991)
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Walter Rickett was born on 20 March 1917.
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Walter Rickett died in 1991.
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Walter Rickett was an association football player and association football coach.
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Walter Rickett was British.
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