Ernest Walley (7 April 1933 – 6 February 2025) was a Welsh football player and coach.
Walley joined Tottenham Hotspur as a junior in May 1951, making five league appearances as a wing half before moving to Middlesbrough in 1958.
After retiring as a player Walley spent eight years as a coach at Arsenal before joining Crystal Palace in the same capacity in 1967.
[3] After the appointments of Malcolm Allison and subsequently Dario Gradi, Walley continued as a coach at Crystal Palace.
[4] Ernie Walley subsequently managed Barking between December 1983 until January 1985,[5] and later Bangor City for a short spell in 1992.