Alan Waddle (born 9 June 1954) is an English former
footballer who played as a striker. Waddle began his career with
Halifax Town, signing professional forms in October 1971. He made 22 League appearances and scored the crucial goal in the last match of the 1972–73 season at Walsall enabling Halifax Town to avoid relegation from the old Third Division. In June 1973 Waddle was signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly and netted his only goal for the Reds in a 1–0 win over rivals Everton in December 1973. Waddle made 22 appearances for the club but he lost his place in 1975, and only played one game in his remaining two years, although he did play in the home leg of the team's victory over
FC Zürich
Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles a ...
in the 1977 European Cup semi-final, and made it onto the bench for the
1977 European Cup Final
The 1977 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool F.C., Liverpool of England and Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany on 25 May 1977 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy (the venue was decided in Bern by the UE ...
, before leaving that summer. He spent a year at
Leicester City before moving on to
Swansea City
Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...
, where he had his most productive spell, working under manager
John Toshack, the player he had understudied at Liverpool. In December 1980 Waddle joined Newport County for a fee of £80,000, a club record for Newport. He went on to have a much-travelled career, which included two returns to Swansea (one as commercial operations manager), and spells in Finland,
and
Qatar. He is a cousin of
Chris Waddle
Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional football player and manager. He currently works as a commentator.
Nicknamed "Magic Chris", football journalist Luke Ginnell wrote that Waddle was "widely ackn ...
, the former
Newcastle United
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,
Tottenham Hotspur and
England midfielder.
Footnotes
External links
Liverpool FC profileProfile at LFCHistory.net
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1954 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Wallsend
Footballers from Tyne and Wear
English footballers
Association football forwards
Wallsend Boys Club players
Halifax Town A.F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Newport County A.F.C. players
Gloucester City A.F.C. players
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Happy Valley AA players
Hartlepool United F.C. players
Peterborough United F.C. players
Palloiluseura Apollo players
Barry Town United F.C. players
Al-Wakrah SC players
Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
Port Talbot Town F.C. players
Maesteg Park A.F.C. players
Bridgend Town A.F.C. players
English Football League players
Hong Kong First Division League players
Cymru Premier players
English expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
Expatriate footballers in Finland
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
British expatriates in Finland
Qatar Stars League players
English expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
UEFA Champions League winning players