Alan Waddle Explained

Alan Waddle
Birth Date:9 June 1954
Birth Place:Wallsend, England
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Wallsend Boys Club
Years1:1971–1973
Years2:1973–1977
Years3:1977–1978
Years4:1978–1980
Years5:1980–1982
Years6:1982
Years7:1982
Years8:1982–1983
Years9:1983
Years10:1983–1985
Years11:1985
Years12:1985
Years13:1985–1986
Years14:1986
Years15:1986
Years16:1986–1987
Years17:1987–1988
Years18:1988–1989
Years19:1989
Years20:1989
Years21:1989–1993
Clubs12:Palloiluseura Apollo
Clubs21:Llanelli
Caps1:39
Caps2:16
Caps3:11
Caps4:90
Caps5:27
Caps7:14
Caps9:12
Caps10:36
Caps11:4
Caps12:10
Caps13:40
Goals1:4
Goals2:1
Goals3:1
Goals4:34
Goals5:8
Goals7:4
Goals9:2
Goals10:12
Goals11:0
Goals12:4
Goals13:10
Totalcaps:300
Totalgoals:80

Alan Waddle (born 9 June 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Waddle began his career with Halifax Town, signing professional forms in October 1971. He made 22 League appearances and scored the crucial goal in the last match of the 1972–73 season at Walsall enabling Halifax Town to avoid relegation from the old Third Division. In June 1973 Waddle was signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly and netted his only goal for the Reds in a 1–0 win over rivals Everton in December 1973. Waddle made 22 appearances for the club but he lost his place in 1975, and only played one game in his remaining two years, although he did play in the home leg of the team's victory over FC Zürich in the 1977 European Cup semi-final, and made it onto the bench for the 1977 European Cup Final, before leaving that summer. He spent a year at Leicester City before moving on to Swansea City, where he had his most productive spell, working under manager John Toshack, the player he had understudied at Liverpool. In December 1980 Waddle joined Newport County for a fee of £80,000, a club record for Newport. He went on to have a much-travelled career, which included two returns to Swansea (one as commercial operations manager), and spells in Finland,[1] Hong Kong and Qatar.

Personal life

He is a cousin of Chris Waddle, the former Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Jalkapallokirja 1986 . 1986. 162 . Suomen Palloliitto . 951-9392-12-2.