Where Are They Now? - Footballers

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.

Where Are They Now? - Footballers

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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!

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CHATTERLEY, LEW

Updated: 27-01-25 Darren Chatterley

Lew was my Dads cousin. Unfortunately I never saw him play but have many fond memories of when he was a coach especially under Lawrie McMenemy at Southampton in the early 80s when they had a tremendous team at the top end of Division 1. He even got us tickets for the Directors Box at Villa in 80/81. He has now retired.

SISSONS, JOHN

Updated: 27-01-25 Davi Young

In 1963 I Shared a house in Ashford Middx with a couple other lads, one of whose fiancée was the sister of John Sisson’s girl friend. John used to join us in a makeshift game of “foot-tennis” played over the washing line in the back garden. Being very competitive John fell over the rockery and badly twisted his ankle. As a 17 year old just breaking into the West Ham side he was too scared to to tell Ron Greenwood how he had injured himself, so said he had tripped on the kerb getting off the bus on the way to the ground.

SPENCE, ALAN

Updated: 27-01-25 Carl Chapman

Best games teacher,teacher in general that Wellfield High School Leyland ever had. May he rest in peace.

GARBETT, TERRY

Updated: 27-01-25 Steven Bemand

I also had the pleasure of playing with Terry in an over 30’s team, Clarkstown. A friendly & funny guy, good times.

MCPARLAND, PETER

Updated: 24-01-25 Brian Clarke

As a life long Villa supporter he was one of my heroes. What an achievment to score five goals in the 1958 world cup finals. Sadly he is now the only survivor from the 1958 team.

TURNER, ANDY

Updated: 24-01-25 Ray Kennedy

When he was a younger his dad Pat was running a local boys club team (Stamford f.c).on training night he would come with his dad and tackle the older boys who could not get the ball of him. Good memories. Good luck son.

GILROY, JOE

Updated: 24-01-25 Remington Page

Joe Gilroy is a great man. He was my maths teacher at Nyanda State High School in Brisbane, Queensland Australia

WOOSNAM, PHIL

Updated: 24-01-25 Neil Morgan

My Dad grew up in Newtown, the main town near Phil’s home. They both studied at University in Wales around 1950 and though Phil was three years younger than Dad, they were both in the Welsh Universities team.

They remained friends and when Phil was at Aston Villa in around 1965, we were invited to a game against Spurs, Jimmy Greaves and all. We toured the ground, met the players, got autographs and at 9 I got to kick a ball around the Villa Park centre circle after the match. A great day.

SADLER, DAVID

Updated: 24-01-25 Richard Huggett

Hi David Do you remember when you regularly visited us on Sundays at Lyngs Close Yalding my dad Jesse would drop you off at the train station. I still have the 1968 squad autographs you gave me when United won the European Cup and I have fond memories of bottling up the shelves in the Brewers tidying the car park on a Sunday morning for pocket money I was ten eleven years old.I would love to hear from you best regards the Huggett family Jesse Molly Richard Lynne

LINDSAY, JIMMY

Updated: 24-01-25 Jack Terner

Jimmy has just suffered a stroke ,on Thursday afternoon on an old canal path while cycling to meet friends at the coach inn ,Ditherington,Shrewsbury. He was there for three hours with locals lying in the cold till a ambulance took him to Shrewsbury hospital,then to Wolverhampton speacialist unit for stroke victims,
We his friends are waiting to find out how he is. God bless you jimmy

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