1. Mark Everton Walters was born on 2 June 1964 and is an English former professional footballer who made 600 league appearances between 1981 and 2002.
16 Facts About Mark Walters
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Mark Walters appeared in the first 24 games of Villa's ultimately successful quest to regain First Division status, scoring seven goals.
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Whilst at Ibrox, Mark Walters was part of the side that won the Scottish Premier Division in 1989,1990 and 1991 and the Scottish League Cup in 1988 and 1990, thus enjoying the most successful spell of his career in terms of trophies won.
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Mark Walters was their second highest scorer behind Ian Rush that season, scoring 11 goals in 34 league games, though the Reds finished sixth again.
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Mark Walters was signed by David Merrington in January 1996 to assist in the Saints' desperate fight against relegation from the Premiership.
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Mark Walters made his debut as a substitute against Middlesbrough on 20 January 1996 and made a total of five league and four FA Cup appearances, but struggled to make any real impression with the side.
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At the County Ground, Mark Walters was "sometimes brilliant, but at other times could be very frustrating".
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Mark Walters played a total of 126 matches for Swindon in which he scored 28 goals before he was released on 17 November 1999.
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Mark Walters spent three years at the Memorial Stadium playing 96 times and scoring 14 goals before he finally retired on 26 April 2002, five weeks before his 38th birthday.
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Mark Walters represented England at schoolboy and under 21 levels before he earning his only full cap under Graham Taylor whilst he was with Rangers.
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Mark Walters is heavily involved with groups aiming to eliminate racism in football.
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Mark Walters is Head of Languages at Aston Villa's academy.
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Mark Walters is one of three honorary members of the Rangers Supporters Trust, along with Johnny Hubbard and Billy Simpson.
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Mark Walters was born in Birmingham to the Nigerian footballer Lawrence Wabara, and a Jamaican mother who moved to England as part of the Windrush generation.
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Mark Walters's father walked out of the family when Mark was a child, and Walters was mostly raised by his mother, whose last name he uses.
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Mark Walters is the half-brother of the professional boxer Pele Reid, and the uncle of fellow footballers Simon Ford, and Reece Wabara.