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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Where Are They Now Books
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: 27-04-25 Stephen Mcgrath
Colin played every game as captain when our journey began in the 1996/97 season and we won the league under manager John Deehan and chairman Dave Whelan. Once a tic always a tic. Wigan legendUpdated: 25-04-25 RON MADDISON
Are there any contact details for Ernie ?Updated: 24-04-25 Philip pearson
We were best buddies as kids both went to same school with his sister Sheila and there mum and as a dinner lady. Early sixties in Crayford.Updated: 23-04-25 Geoff Henderson
Great guy. A man’s man. I played county tennis with Durbo for Durham and Cleveland then down at Lee Hoades in Mijas, Spain. Unfortunatly, lost his number when I lost my phone years ago and sadly lost touch.Updated: 23-04-25 steve matthews
My mother was Keith`s godmother.Updated: 23-04-25 John Whyman
Alfred was born at Nuthampstead near Barkway in 1884.Updated: 21-04-25 Colin Place
I played with Jack for Belmont Junior School, Tottenham about 1951/52.Updated: 21-04-25 Rob
I remember him playing in a game for West Ham, can’t remember who against. He was on the floor and tried to make a tackle with his head! I thought at the time “he’ll do”, showing that commitment. Never really worked out for him there but always rated him.Updated: 21-04-25 15 Grange Avenue Little Lever
I knew Warwick when he was very shy at 16 years old AND I have spoken to him recently when I saw him at the TOUGH SHEET STADIUM BOLTON it was lovely meeting him again after a long time, he has not changed at all, just got a bit older.Updated: 13-04-25 Ian Hughes
A strong robust defender who was my favourite player at Chester City in the 80s and 90s. A real 100% team player, strong as anyone on the pitch, with a keen eye for goal.
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.