Walter Rayner

Walter Rayner (born 1882) was a British football manager and player. He was Charlton Athletic's first full-time manager as a professional football team from June 1920, when the club played in the Southern League, to May 1925, when the club played in the Football League. He became manager of Wigan Borough F.C. in October 1925.

Rayner had been recruited by Charlton from Tottenham Hotspur F.C., where he was a player-coach. He had also been a player-coach at Arsenal F.C. During his career as a player, he played for Norwich City F.C. In 1909, he was the reserve team captain at Luton Town F.C.

In February 1926, Rayner was suspended from Wigan after a dispute with a referee and opposing players, and was banned from football management following an enquiry into financial irregularities at Charlton.　After his career in football, he ran a hardware store in Croydon.