Background
Walsh was born to June (née Stockton) and John Walsh.
Walsh was born to June (née Stockton) and John Walsh.
He spent much of his career with and Darlington, where he was the club"s record goalscorer. He has one younger sister, Terry. Walsh started his career in 1977 with Middlesbrough, but moved to Darlington the following year.
He spent six years at the club, where he became the club"s record goalscorer, with 87 goals in the league and 100 overall.
In 1984 he joined, where he amassed 218 league appearances, winning their player of the season award in 1987-1988. During his time at he became renowned as an early exponent of the stepover football skill, colloquially known as the ‘Walshy shuffle’, later to be popularised by players such as Cristiano Ronaldo.
After retiring from playing he rejoined as a coach and stayed with the club for 11 years in a variety of coaching roles. On 19 October 2011 he left his job as the development coach with.
He is currently youth-team coach at Bristol Rovers.