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: 09-12-25 peter Hiller
John came down my pub The Thornhill Arms in Caledonian Road, Islington a few times a great bloke. One time he played his guitar and sang a song sitting on a car bonnet outside the pub.Updated: 04-12-25 kev
Met Stuart when he used to come on Riley Playing Fields for a kick around with Paddy Walters (goalkeeper) when he was in digs and just joined Hull City. Happy Days.Updated: 04-12-25 Dennis Paterson
Looking to make contact with Tony Towers for a football Memory Group I am a member of. email as above or 07880 992764.Updated: 04-12-25 Paul Cummins
I played for Manchester boys FC in 1979 and Dennis was the Centre Forward. Aiden Murphy was the captain and Jonny Bottomley played also They all went onto Manchester United. He went to Brookway School I recallUpdated: 04-12-25 Rob
Mark, You were a legend at Ibrox. I and many of my friends hold you with deep affection, You were a fantastic player. I hope you and your family are doing well and i thank you for the joy you gave to all of us to see you play for our famous Glasgow Rangers , thank youUpdated: 04-12-25 Karen Mccusker Nee Goddard
He used to help me deliver my newspapers in the 70 sUpdated: 04-12-25 L
Kenny lived in the flats opposite our house in William Roberts with his parents, brother Keith & sister Jennifer. He was a good looking boy, had a crush on him for a whileUpdated: 04-12-25 John Uttley
I remember Peter signing for York City in 1978. Happy days of waiting behind for autographs at Bootham Crescent.Updated: 04-12-25 John O’Connell
I just come across this site and it brought back many memories of Playing for various football teams with Peter including Aldershot and Farnborough and Hampshire school trials, usually along with Kenny Marsh, all from Yeomans Bridge School. When my team West Ham played Arsenal Peter always got me tickets and we often discussed it on the phoneUpdated: 04-12-25 John H
Great player for Wrexham. I remember one night Bobby & Graham Whittle had had a few drinks & were singing in the pubs corner when someone mentioned his playing was so much better than his singing. Next thing Graham is messing for a fight & bobby is messing holding him back
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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Where are they now? – Boro players who played League Cup’s season opening game 8 years ago.
Where are they now? – some other celebrities.
If you know of any other stories that may interest fellow fans, please do let us know.