Whatever happened to ? ...the unlikely lads
Unlikely Lads - Premier League
First team:
Chris Waddle:
(Heworth, 14.12.1960)
Tottenham Hotspur, Marseille (France), Sheffield
Wednesday, Falkirk, Bradford City, Sunderland, Burnley, Torquay United,
Sheffield Wednesday C, Worksop Town, Glapwell Town, Gateshead (guest), BBC
Pundit / Teversal C.
Henry Williamson "Harry" Wake (Seaton Delaval,
21.01.1901) RIP 1981.
Cardiff City, Mansfield Town, Gateshead, Wigan Athletic.
Andy Walker: (Glasgow, Scotland, 06.04.1965)
Celtic, Bolton, Celtic, Sheffield
United, Hibernian, Raith Rovers, Ayr United, Carlisle, Patrick Thistle,
Isernia (Italy), Kilwinning Rangers, Alloa, newspaper columnist, TV
presenter (STV).
Len Walker: (Darlington, 04.03.1944)
Aldershot, Darlington,
Spennymoor United, Darlington C, Darlington M, Fulham AM,
Fulham YC, Everton S.
Nigel Walker: (Gateshead, 07.04.1959) RIP 02.2014.
San Diego Sockers (USA), Crewe
Alexandra, Sunderland, Blackpool (loan), Chester City, Hartlepool United,
Blyth Spartans, Mathematics teacher, St.Bedes', Lanchester,
Tommy Walker: (Lanchester, 14.11.1923) RIP 06.2005.
Oldham Athletic, Chesterfield,
living in Middleton Manchester.
Ted Ward: (Whitehaven, 16.06.1896) RIP 1971
Crystal Palace, Nelson, Darlington, Ashington, Workington, West Stanley,
Blyth Spartans player, then PT, then T.
George Watkin: (Chopwell, 14.04.1944) RIP 07.2018.
Kings Lynn, Cambridge City, Chesterfield, Gateshead.
John Watson: (South Shields, 14.04.1974)
Scunthorpe United, Gateshead,
USA club tbc, Gateshead, Durham, Caretaker M,
Durham City, Bedlington Terriers.
Steve Watson: (North Shields, 01.04.1974) see Premier League list.
Kelland Watts: (Alnwick, 03.11.1999) see Premier League list.
Ken Waugh: (Newcastle, 06.08.1933) RIP 06.2001.
Hartlepools United, living in
Australia.
Charlie Wayman: (Bishop Auckland, 16.05.1922) RIP 02.2006.
Southampton, Preston
North End, Middlesbrough, Darlington ,living in Bishop Auckland.
Samuel Weaver: (Pilsley, 08.02.1909) RIP 04.1985.
Chelsea, Derby County (war),
Leeds United (war), Stockport County, Leeds United M, Millwall M,
Mansfield Town M/C.
Kenny Wharton: (Blakelaw, 28.11.1960)
Carlisle United, West Bromwich
Albion, Bradford City,
Berwick Rangers, Winnipeg Fury (Canada), Gateshead tbc, Whitley Bay, Middlesbrough YC, NUFC YC,
Halifax City C (Canada), Newcastle Blue Star YC.
Len White: (Skellow, Yorkshire 23.03.1930) RIP 06.1994.
Huddersfield Town,
Stockport County, Altrincham.
Bob Whitehead: (Ashington, 22.09.1936) RIP 03.2019
Cambridge City,
Darlington, living in Northumberland.
Billy Whitehurst: (Thurnscoe, 10.06.1959)
Oxford United, Reading,
Sunderland, Hull City, Sheffield United, Stoke City (loan), Doncaster
Rovers, Crewe Alexandra, Hatfield Main, Kettering Town, Goole Town,
Stafford Rangers, Mossley, South China (Hong Kong), Glentoran (Northern
Ireland), Frickley Athletic (P then M), Landlord @ Cricketers Arms,
Sheffield, Landlord @ Butchers Arms, Thurnscoe,
working on a building site, Nottingham.
Georginio Wijnaldum: (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 11.11.1990) see
Premier League list.
Jetro Willems: (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 30.03.1994) see Premier
League list.
Mike Williamson: (Stoke, 08.11.1983) see Premier League
list.
Joe Willock: (London 20.08.1999) see Premier League list.
Tom Wills: (Newton-on-Ayr, Scotland 15.10.1877) RIP 02.1912
Carlisle United, Crystal Palace, Carlisle United, Ayr (Scotland), Rangers
(South Africa).
Billy Wilson: ( )
Callum Wilson: (Coventry, 27.02.1992) see Premier League list.
Carl Wilson: (Lanchester, Durham 08.05.1940) RIP 01.2019
Gateshead, Doncaster,
Millwall, Sparta Rotterdam (Netherlands), living in Consett.
John Thomas "Jack" Wilson (Leadgate 08.03.1897)
Leadgate Park PM, Durham City, Stockport County, Manchester United,
Bristol City.
Jimmy Wilson: (Newmains, Scotland, 20.04.1942)
Morton (Scotland), Aberdeen (Scotland),
Motherwell (Scotland), Dundee (Scotland), Falkirk (Scotland), Elgin City
(Scotlans), publican in Aberdeen.
Joseph Wilson: (Wylam, 23.03.1909) RIP
1984.
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Terry Wilson: (Broxburn, Scotland 08.02.1959)
Nottingham Forest.
Dundee, Dunfermline, Whitburn.
Graham "Tot" Winstanley: (Croxdale, 20.01.1948)
Carlisle
United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Carlisle United, Penrith, living in
Carlisle.
Chris Withe: (Liverpool, 25.09.1962),
Bradford City, Notts County,
Bury, Chester City (loan), Mansfield Town, Shrewsbury Town, Boston United.
Window cleaner in Nottingham.
Peter Withe: (Liverpool, 30.08.1951)
Aston Villa, Sheffield United,
Birmingham City (loan) Huddersfield Town, Aston Villa C, Wimbledon M,
Indonesia C, Thailand S, Woodley Sports M (renamed to Stockport Sports),
commentator for BBC Radio West Midlands, PTT Rayong M (Thailand), Nakhon
Pathom United M (Thailand).
Edmund Eli Wood: (Stirchley, 10.02.1903) RIP 06.1986.
Wellington Town, Runcorn, Rhyl (Wales), fireman in Northampton
Jimmy Woodburn: (Rutherglen, Scotland, 29.01.1917) RIP 1978.
Aberdeen (war
guest), Hibernian (Scotland) (war guest), Gateshead, Consett.
Charlie Woods: (Whitehaven, 18.03.1941)
Bournemouth, Crystal Palace,
Ipswich Town, Watford, Colchester United, Blackburn Rovers C, Ipswich
Town S, AM etc, Spurs S, NUFC S, Republic of Ireland S, Ipswich S.
Harold Woods: (St.Helens, 12.03.1890)
Arsenal, Luton Town, North
Shields.
Arnold Woollard: (Bermuda, 24.08.1930)
Bournemouth, Northampton Town,
living in Bermuda.
Billy Wright: (Blackpool, 04.03.1931) RIP 04.2020
Plymouth Argyle, Hull City, Millwall, Tonbridge, Bexley United.
Brian Wright: (Sunderland, 19.09.1939)
Peterborough United,
Scarborough, living on Wearside.
Duggie Wright: (Southend, 29.04.1917) RIP 28.12 1992.
Lincoln City, Blyth Spartans
(player, trainer, manager, secretary)
Tommy Wright: (Belfast, Northern
Ireland, 29.08.1963) see Premier League
list.
Jeff Wrightson: (Newcastle,
18.05.1968)
Preston North End, Darlington (trial), Blackpool (trial) Gateshead, Yeovil
Town, Spennymoor United, Blyth Spartans, Walker Central, AM
Gateshead, unattached.
Reserve/Junior:
Andy Walker: Leigh RMI, joined police force.
Kashka Walker: Colchester United (trial), Stevenage Borough, Oshawa
Flames (Canada), Toronto Lynx (Canada), Swindon Town (trial), Metro Lions
(Canada), Hamilton Thunder (Canada), Toronto Lynx (Canada). (10.11.78)
Oliver Walters: (Alnwick, 16.05.2000)
unattached.
Gary Walton: RIP 2000
Marc Walton:
Carlisle (trial), Plymouth Argyle (trial), Doncaster Rovers (trial), Torquay
United (short term deal), Newcastle Blue Star, Newcastle Benfield, Prudhoe
Town, West Allotment Celtic, Cambridge United (trial), Newcastle Blue
Star, Ryton, Blyth Spartans, Durham City, Morpeth Town, West Allotment
Celtic, Consett, Ashington, West Allotment Celtic, Bedlington Terriers.
Neal Walton: Heaton Stannington, Durham City, Whitley Bay,
Middlesex Wanderers, Durham City, Spennymoor United, Brandon United M, Esh
Winning M, Taxi driver, living on Stanley Hill Top, Durham.
Scott Walton: Newcastle Blue Star tbc
Jack Wanless: mackems, Stocksfield, Wark.
Steven Warwick: Morpeth Town, University of Tulsa, USA aka The Golden
Hurricane, receptionist.
Ernst & Young, Newcastle.
Dan Ward: (South Shields 30.09.1997)
Middlesbrough, Spennymoor Town, St. Patrick's Athletic (Ireland),
Gateshead.
Paul Watson:
(Glasgow, Scotland, 29.10.1968)
Waikato
United (New Zealand), North Shields, AS Hemptinne (Belgium), East Stirling,
Shettleston, St.Roch’s, Ferryhill, South Shields, Crook Town PC, Esh
Winning PC, recruitment consultant in Edinburgh.
Ben Webster: (Alnwick, 28.03.1986) Cardiff City (trial), Carlisle United (trial), Crewe
Alexandra (trial), Rochester Rhinos (USA) (trial), Vasteras SK (Sweden),
St.Johnstone
(trial), Newcastle Blue Star, Berwick Rangers (trial), Alnwick Town,
MyPA47 (Finland), Charleroi (Belgium), Rajpracha (Thailand)
Keith Webster: (Stockton, 06.11.1945) Darlington.
Kevin Wealleans: Morpeth Town, North Seaton Elephant.
Ernest Whittle: (Stanley, 25.11.25) RIP 1998.
Lincoln City, West Stanley, Workington, Chesterfield, Bradford PA,
Scarborough.
Robert Wild: (came from Barton United
in Oxford)
Oxford United tbc, QPR.
James Will: tbc
Joe Willetts: (Shotton, 12.07.24) RIP 1980
Hartlepools United, Horden Colliery Welfare.
Callum Williams: (Bishop Auckland, 04.02.1997) see Premier League list
(extras)
Danny Williams: (Worksop 17.10.1991) tbc.
Billy Wilson: ( )
Neil Wilson: tbc 9
Ken Wimshurst: (South Shields, 23.03.1938)
Gateshead, Wolves,
Southampton, Bristol City, Bristol City C, Dundee C, Southampton S.
Neil Winskill:
Newcastle City Council Football Development Scheme, West Allotment Celtic
AM, NUFC AC.
Ray Wood: (Hebburn, 11.06.1931) RIP 07.2002
Darlington, Manchester United,
Huddersfield, Bradford City, Toronto (Canada), Barnsley.
Wilson Wood: (Whitburn, Scotland, 25.01.1943)
Rangers (Scotland), Dundee United (Scotland), Hearts (Scotland), Raith
Rovers (Scotland).
Chris Woodcock: (Halifax, date tbc)
Woking, Oxford
University (Mathematics and Computer
sciences Degree) / Oxford University FC, MSc Molecular Biology at Imperial
College London, investment analyst, researcher into emerging technologies.
Freddie Woodman: (Croydon, 04.03.1997)
see Premier League
list.
Charles Woollett: (Murton, 25.11.1920) RIP 07.2011
Bradford City, York City,
Murton Colliery.
Paul Woolston: (North Shields, 14.08.1998)
Gateshead (loan),
CP, Darlington (loan), CP, Blyth Spartans (loan), CP, South Shields (loan), CP,
Cardiff City (trial), CP, West Ham (trial), Manchester United.
Peter Wright: (Preston, 15.08.1982)
Halifax Town, Burscough, Southport, Northwich
Victoria, Altrincham, Bamber Bridge, Chorley, Fleetwood
Town, Mossley, Kendal Town,
Ribbleton Rangers (reportedly banned from football sine
die in December 2007 after striking a referee in a five a side tournament
staged in Preston - reduced to two years on appeal), Bamber
Bridge, Kendal Town, Bamber Bridge, Ashton United, Kendal
Town, Leek Town, Nantwich Town, Nelson
Kieran Wrightson: (Newcastle 02.05.1991) Gateshead (trial), Blyth Spartans (trial), Durham City (trial),
West Allotment Celtic, Team Northumbria, Whickham, North Shields, Jarrow
Roofing.
Coaching/Management:
Mick Wadsworth: (Barnsley
03.11.1950) Southampton C, Oldham Athletic M,
Huddersfield Town M, DR Congo C, Beira Mar (Portugal) C, Shrewsbury,
Director of Club Development, Gretna M, Chester City M, Hartlepool
United C, Celtic Nation C, Sheffield FC M, Sheffield United YC.
Dave Watson: (Liverpool, 20.11.1961) NUFC YC, NUFC C, NUFC YC
Steve Wicks: (Reading, 03.10.1956) Cing (Malaysia)
Andy Woodman: (Camberwell, 11.08.1971) Crystal Palace GC, Whitehawk M,
Arsenal YC, Bromley M.
Trialist:
Scott Wara:
(Lautoka, Fiji, 21.01.1999)
Stoke City, Leek Town (loan), Wrexham (trial), NUFC (U23 trial October
2020)
Adam Wheeler:
(Sheffield, 29.11.1977) Manchester United, NUFC, Doncaster Rovers,
Gainsborough Trinity, Hong Kong Rangers, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Baldock
Town, Aylesbury United (in two spells), Berkhamstead Town.
Brandon Williams: tbc
Key:
If no letter, then player or:
C=Coach, M=Manager,
AC= Assistant Coach AM = Assistant Manager, D=Director,
JM=Joint Manager MD=Managing Director,
RC= Reserve Coach, AD = Academy Director, AAD = Academy
Asst. Director S=Scout
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