Richard Walden (4 May 1948 – 19 November 2009) was an English professional footballer. A fullback, Walden played for

Aldershot Aldershot ( ) is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, south-west of London. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Farnborough/Aldershot built-up are ...

and

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before joining Newport County in 1978. Walden played over 400 league games for Aldershot. He scored the opening goal for Aldershot in the 1970–71 Football League Cup against

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, though Aldershot went on to lose 3–1. Walden joined Newport County in 1978 and in doing so became the first player in British football to have the fee of £3,500 set by the transfer tribunal process. Walden made 193 appearances for Newport scoring 3 goals during the most successful period in the club's long history. Walden was part of the team that won promotion to the

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, won the 1980 Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup. In 1982, he joined Farnborough Town. Walden died 19 November 2009 aged 61 after a long illness.Funeral held for Shots football legend Walden
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English men's footballers Aldershot F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players English Football League players 2009 deaths 1948 births Men's association football defenders Footballers from Hereford 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1940s-stub