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: 08-10-24 Peter Moore
I used to watch Tony when he played for Stalybridge Celtic and he was very good. I got to know Tony more when I met him in Stalybridge and we became friends. He used to pick me up from my house every Tuesday and sometimes Sunday and we would go to the club and play snooker. Good player he did not like losing. It was a banter me and him. Fantastic human being. I will miss him deeply. RIP Tony. Peter MooreUpdated: 08-10-24 Bryan Ponti
Obli di, Obli da, Barry Endean,Updated: 08-10-24 Michelle Cunningham
Sir Les Strong of The Belvedere Arms. How are you? I used to work for you and always made sure your Vodka & Orange in a crystal glass was topped up. Great times were had there. My mum Virginia passed a couple of years ago. We always remembered the great times in the pub which is now sadly flats. Just wanted to say Hi and hope your keeping well. Love and cheers. MichelleUpdated: 08-10-24 Ian Emery
David and I were Butchers Boys in our home village of Harrold Bedfordshire in the early 60s. Great memories and also played football with David for|Harrold School.Updated: 08-10-24 John Gorman
I was thinking about our times at Celtic together Pat we were very close would love to see what your doing now we’re getting old I still keep in touch with Davey Hay & John Murray from & sometimes Danny McGrain too! It would be amazing for you to get in touch with me my son Nick & daughter use face book to keep in touch with people but I never use it ! I keep in touch with a lot of my old pals from Tampa Bay Rowdies also had som contact with Stuart Lee who played for Portland Timbers maybe with you I’ve had a bit of bad health had a stroke but recovering well now l do a lot of art work a lot of old footballers mainly for charity hope your still singing & playing that guitar love John ☘️Updated: 06-10-24 Ally Bean
I used to go to the same gym as him 25ish years ago at the Selsdon Park Hotel we had some great chats. He is the nicest, friendliest, funny person I’ve ever met such a nice man. Would love to get in touch again would love some advice about my son who’s playing semi pro football.Updated: 05-10-24 Jim
I remember his last game for Dunfermline. He was a striker and scored a hat-trick in six minutes. Villa signed him shortly after.Updated: 05-10-24 Archie Montgomery
I am a Scotsman living in Southend since 1969. I used to work behind the bar in the Shrimpers Club at Southend United. Alan Moody was the best player in the team, the league at the time. He reminds me of players who always had time like Bobby Moore, Alan Hanson and George Burley. And a lovely man.Updated: 05-10-24 Alan Breese
Hi. Is this Paul Agnew who wrote about Preston NE and Tom Finney?Updated: 05-10-24 Copps
Pearce was young lad at York, looking back I should have took him to Crystal Palace at the time. But Phil Barber was already at the club and up and coming. Good luck Alan
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.