Malcolm Starkey (born 25 January 1936) is an English former professional

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. He played in

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with

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Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

and

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

and later worked as

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at Shrewsbury.

Playing career

Starkey began his career at

as an

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,'Player Memories - Malcolm Starkey', Chester City v Lincoln City matchday programme 3/1/94, p 24 making three appearances before a move to

led to him playing regularly in attack alongside the prolific

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. In April 1963, Starkey dropped into

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with

, where he would soon be converted into a full back by new manager Peter Hauser. His spell at Chester would see him not miss a league game in 1964–65 but his career was to finish prematurely early in the 1966–67 season when he suffered a serious illness. After retiring from playing, Starkey set up a sports shop in

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

with

Dave Pountney David Pountney (; born 12 October 1939) is an English former footballer. He played in The Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Aston Villa and Chester City. He played in several positions including winger and wing half.''Player Memories'', Ch ...

and became a coach at his former club Shrewsbury Town. It was the start of a long stint with the club, which included long spells as both secretary and a director of the club. He was rewarded for his loyalty with a testimonial match between Shrewsbury and

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in May 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Starkey, Malcolm 1936 births English men's footballers Living people Sportspeople from Bulwell Footballers from Nottinghamshire English Football League players Men's association football forwards Men's association football fullbacks Blackpool F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Chester City F.C. players