Wally Gould

Walter "Wally" Gould (25 September 1938 – 10 March 2018) was an English professional footballer.

Wally Gould

Gould in the early 1970s
Personal information
Full name	Walter Gould
Date of birth	(1938-09-25)25 September 1938
Place of birth	Thrybergh, Rotherham, England
Date of death	10 March 2018(2018-03-10) (aged 79)
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Rawmarsh Welfare
1958–1961	Sheffield United	5	(1)
1961–1964	York City	120	(25)
1964–1967	Brighton & Hove Albion	168	(45)
1967	→ Hellenic (loan)	1	(0)
1968	Durban United	26	(26)
1969	East London Celtic	6	(7)
1969–1973	Hellenic	131	(48)
1973–1974	Guildford City
1974	Hellenic
1975	East London United
1976–1977	Durban City
1977–1978	Chelmsford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gould made nearly 300 appearances and scored 71 goals in the Football League playing as a winger or forward for Sheffield United, York City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He later played for Durban United and Hellenic in South Africa.

Gould died of vascular dementia on 10 March 2018 at the age of 79.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield United	1958–59	Second Division	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
York City	1960–61	Fourth Division	13	3	0	0	0	0	13	3
	1961–62	Fourth Division	41	6	1	0	7	0	48	6
	1962–63	Fourth Division	42	11	3	0	2	1	47	12
	1963–64	Fourth Division	25	6	1	0	4	0	30	6
	Total		120	25	5	0	13	1	138	26
Brighton & Hove Albion	1963–64	Fourth Division	18	3	0	0	0	0	18	3
	1964–65	Fourth Division	43	21	1	0	2	0	46	21
	1965–66	Fourth Division	41	10	3	1	3	0	47	11
	1966–67	Fourth Division	42	9	6	0	6	0	54	9
	1967–68	Fourth Division	24	2	2	0	2	0	28	2
	Total		168	45	12	1	13	0	193	46
Career total			293	71	17	1	26	1	336	73