Wayne Goldthorpe

Wayne Goldthorpe
Personal information
Full name Wayne Goldthorpe
Date of birth (1957-09-19) 19 September 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Staincross, Barnsley, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 Huddersfield Town 26 (7)
1976-1977Hartlepool United (loan) 1 (0)
1977Bolton Wanderers (loan) 0 (0)
1977Leeds United (loan) 0 (0)
1977Arsenal (loan) 0 (0)
1978–1979 Hartlepool United 47 (8)
1979–1980 Crewe Alexandra. 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Wayne Goldthorpe". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 June 2009.