Where Are They Now is designed for you if you are a football fan who is as curious as us to find out what happened to your favourite footballers after they retired from playing.
Have you ever wondered what happened to all of those players that you have seen come and go over the years? The heroes and the villains? The saints and the sinners? The stars that you talked about for years after they had retired and those you instantly forgot?
If so, Where Are They Now? is definitely for you!
Not all players end up running pubs or become TV pundits! It's no secret what Gary Lineker is up to these days but what about the many thousands of players who have slipped from public view? The first edition of "Where Are They Now?" uncovered some fascinating post football stories including the former Arsenal striker who became Iceland's Finance Minister; Millionaires; Bankrupts; Vicars; Comedians; Singers; a Phil Collins lookalike... and one or two publicans!
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This whole project began with a book entitled 'Where Are They Now? - Life After Soccer'.
This proved to be incredibly popular and led to the formation of this site as well as a number of club specific titles. So far, the series comprises of Manchester United, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town, Aston Villa and Liverpool. Forthcoming titles include Arsenal, Southampton and West Bromwich Albion - watch this space!
Updated: 17-07-25 Ian Fairbairn
I lived in the same street as Alan. He was genuine guy and used to kick about with us although we were younger. Sad to hear he has passed away.Updated: 15-07-25 Glenn Marlowe
In July 1983, I was sat in a small waiting room in the maternity dept at St James Hospital, Leeds, our wives were due to give birth any moment.Updated: 15-07-25 Neil Ashworth
Vic was "The Boss" (manager of Rochdale AFC) in 1984/85 and I was one of 8 Apprentice Footballers. He was a great boss, loved a Big Mac as I recall!Updated: 15-07-25 Alan Keating .
I was acquainted with his daughter , Joanna , whom I worked with in the VAT department of government .Updated: 10-07-25 Graham
I just came home from staying at the valentine hotel in menorca where me and my wife met phil and his wife ,they were a great couple and i loved listening to the stories of his old playing days , hope you had a good flight home , take care the both of of you and hope to see you again in menorca , from graham the (arsenal fan with ginger hair and karen his wife ;-)Updated: 10-07-25 John Turner
I went on loan to Doncaster Rovers in 1972 Alan Murray was there and the manager was called Morris setters I was alone from Derby County only 18 played three games and the last game we beat Scunthorpe one nil have a Murray score the penalty to win the game after the match he took me home to Easington collery where I lived with my mum and dad on the way he told me he was going to Middlesbrough to see his best mate who Graham Souness he dropped me off and I never saw him again to this day. I wonder where he is thank you very much indeed for your kindness.⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️Updated: 10-07-25 Geoffrey Sharp
Met Willie today in Tesco Altrincham. Had a great chat about the old days at Old Trafford. What a lovely man.Updated: 10-07-25 Peter Dobbs
Steve was in the year above me at Whitton Secondary School. His year had a good team and played in an all London schools final at Hounslow Towns ground against a school team from East London, which included John Sissons.(later West Ham) They unfortunately won. p.s. My year were rubbish in comparison!!Updated: 10-07-25 DAVID CHUNG
Pete was our pension advisor for years. Whenever he came round it was more of a social event than a pension meeting. Stayed for hours. A really genuine guy and a real gentleman as wellUpdated: 10-07-25 Paul Crampton
I was a young apprentice at Grimsby Town when you arrived around 69 mate. I clearly remember your old house in Trinity Rd and the Cortina you used to race around in with Dave Worthington. If you ever read this best regards from Cornwall.
When we researched the first printed edition of 'Where Are They Now?' in the 1990's, footballers were already incredibly well paid by conventional employment standards but prior to that, players had to find a new career once they had hung up their boots.
This meant that we unearthed plenty of interesting and un-expected stories, many of which are found on the site. Sadly, there were some we could not re-produce for legal reasons - sorry!
Playing professional football, particularly at the highest level should ensure that modern players should not have to worry about money for the rest of their lives. Thankfully, this has not limited the number of fascinating tales for us to tell. For example, were you aware that former Sheffield United midfielder Curtis Woodhouse became British light welterweight champion when he took up professional boxing, having apparently 'fallen out of love' with football? If the rumours are true, he was not just a winner in the ring! At one point, he was considered to be 50 to 1 outsider to win the title and a successful £5,000 scooped him a cool £250,000 when he defeated defending champion Darren Hamilton.
As well as our regular club based pages, we also occasionally add more detailed player pages and would welcome your feedback. See: Ex-footballers who retired and got normal jobs, Did Tresor Kandol Score the Most Important Goal in Leeds United’s History?, Arsenal Greats, Ruud Gullit, Roy Bentley, Trevor Francis, Gavin Peacock, Carlos Valderrama, Graham Potter, Matt Holland, Liverpool's 2005-06 FA Cup Winning Team, and a look back at some of the best strikers to grace English football.
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If you know of any other stories that may interest fellow fans, please do let us know.