Wayne Goldthorpe Explained

Wayne Goldthorpe
Fullname:Wayne Goldthorpe
Birth Date:19 September 1957
Birth Place:Staincross, Barnsley, England
Position:Striker
Years1:1975–1978
Years2:1976-1977
Years3:1977
Years4:1977
Years5:1977
Years6:1978–1979
Years7:1979–1980
Clubs2:Hartlepool United (loan)
Clubs3:Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Clubs4:Leeds United (loan)
Clubs5:Arsenal (loan)
Clubs7:Crewe Alexandra.
Caps1:26
Goals1:7
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Caps6:47
Goals6:8
Caps7:1
Goals7:0

Wayne Goldthorpe (born 19 September 1957 in Staincross, near Barnsley, Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Hartlepool United and Crewe Alexandra. He also had loan spells at Bolton and Arsenal before being forced to retire from football due to ulcerative colitis. He then had great success in the pub and hotel trade in the Lake District before buying a greetings card business in Grange over Sands. He sold his businesses and has now retired to Morecambe with his longtime partner, where they collect antiques as a hobby.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wayne Goldthorpe . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 19 June 2009.