Mark McWalter is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 former football striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

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McWalter began his career with his local club Arbroath

Arbroath F.C.

Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...

 where as a teenager he became a first team regular. His form attracted the attentions of top-flight St. Mirren

St. Mirren F.C.

St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...

, who signed him in June 1987. In and out of the team at Love Street

Love Street

"Love Street" is a 1968 song by The Doors which appears on their album Waiting For The Sun. The song was originally a poem written by singer Jim Morrison about the street in Laurel Canyon, California, where he lived with his girlfriend Pamela Courson. Their address was 8021 Rothdell Trail...

, he joined Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle F.C.

Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...

 in June 1991 in a swap deal that saw he and George Shaw

George Shaw (Scottish footballer)

George Shaw is a Scottish former football player and manager.Shaw began his career with St. Mirren but left the club in June 1991 for Partick Thistle when he and Mark McWalter were exchaged for Chic Charnley and David Elliot...

 exchanged for Chic Charnley

Chic Charnley

James Callaghan Charnley, more commonly known as Chic Charnley, is a former Scottish football player. He was sent off 17 times in a senior career which lasted for nearly 20 years.-Club career:...

 and David Elliot

David Elliot (footballer)

David Elliot is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Celtic, Partick Thistle, St. Mirren, Falkirk and Hibernian.After retiring as a football player, Elliot joined the Strathclyde Police force.- External links :...

. McWalter's spell at Partick was an unhappy one however as he failed to score.

After being released by Partick McWalter moved to the Irish Football League with Coleraine

Coleraine F.C.

Coleraine F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1927, hails from Coleraine, County Londonderry and plays its home matches at the Showgrounds. Club colours are blue and white...

 and became a 'cult hero' at the club. He was linked with the manager's job after the departure of Felix Healy

Felix Healy

Felix Healy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Coleraine and then became a football manager...

 in 1994 but lost out to Kenny Shiels, a manager with whom he would later clash, resulting in McWalter moving to Ballymena United

Ballymena United F.C.

Ballymena United, is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club hails from the town of Ballymena, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds. Club colours are sky blue and white. Away Colours are Red and BlackThe club was...

 for a year. He was the club's top scorer in his sole season.

McWalter returned to Scotland in 1996 to play three final seasons back at Gayfield Park

Gayfield Park

Gayfield Park is a football stadium in Arbroath, Scotland. It is the home ground of Arbroath F.C.The stadium is situated on the sea front, to the west of Arbroath harbour, on the southern edge of the town. There is no other football stadium in Europe which is as close to the sea; it is only away...

. Unable to cope with the rigours of full-time football due a persistent kneee injury McWalter left full-time football to carry on playing in the juniors

Scottish Junior Football Association

The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...

 with Arbroath Victoria

Arbroath Victoria F.C.

Arbroath Victoria are a Scottish Junior football club based in Arbroath. They are one of the oldest Junior clubs in Scotland, having been formed in 1882. The club gained their first honour in April of that year by beating a team called Sunrise 3–0 on Arbroath Common...

. He spent five seasons with the club, including two as player-manager before retiring and leaving football completely. Having retired he became a youth worker, running a project from Arbroath's old supporters' club.