Wayne Entwistle

Wayne Peter Entwistle (born 6 August 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, he made over 300 appearances in the Football League and played for twelve different clubs including three spells with Bury. Owing to his numerous transfers, he is the only person to have played for eight different FA Cup winning clubs.

Wayne Entwistle
Personal information
Full name Wayne Peter Entwistle[1]
Date of birth (1958-08-06) 6 August 1958
Place of birth Bury, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 Bury 31 (7)
1977–1979 Sunderland 45 (13)
1979–1980 Leeds United 11 (2)
1980–1982 Blackpool 32 (6)
1982 Crewe Alexandra 11 (0)
1982–1983 Wimbledon 9 (3)
1983 Grays Athletic
1983–1985 Bury 83 (32)
1985 Carlisle United 9 (2)
1985–1986 Bolton Wanderers 8 (0)
1986 → Burnley (loan) 8 (3)
1986–1988 Stockport County 49 (8)
1988 Bury 2 (0)
1988–1989 Wigan Athletic 29 (6)
1989 Hartlepool United 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Having represented England at youth level,[2] Entwistle began his club career with his hometown team Bury in August 1976. After making 31 league appearances, he was sold to Sunderland in November 1977 for £30,000.[3] He went on to make over 50 appearances in all competitions for the club.[4]

He joined Leeds United in October 1979 for a fee of £80,000.[2] Signed as a replacement for Allan Clarke, he struggled to establish himself in the first team and was released on a free transfer a year later.[5] He spent two seasons with Blackpool followed by short spells with Crewe Alexandra and Wimbledon before returning to his first club Bury.[6] After leaving Bury in 1985, he played for Carlisle United, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley and Stockport County.[6]

He returned to Bury for a brief third spell in 1988, playing twice for the club on non-contract terms before leaving to join Wigan Athletic on a permanent basis.[6] Wigan were the eighth FA Cup winning side that Entwistle had played for during his career, the most of any professional player.[3] He played 29 times for the side during the 1988–89 season in the Third Division before leaving to join Hartlepool United at the end of the season.[7] He made his debut for Hartlepool on 9 September 1989 in a 2–1 defeat to Gillingham and appeared in one further match for the club before leaving to join non-league side Halifax Town. He later played for several other non-league sides before retiring.[2]

Later life

Following his retirement from football, Entwistle set up his own meat export business.[5][8] He has also worked as a DJ.[2]

In 2007, Entwistle submitted a proposed takeover bid at his former club Bury alongside two financial backers.[9][10] He stated that the possibility of manager Chris Casper being sacked convinced him to become involved but that he had no desire to become chairman if the deal was completed.[11]

gollark: The chance of getting a number code is, according to my calculations, about 0.01%.
gollark: It's, what, 10/62^5?
gollark: The chance is quite low.
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gollark: Also, an aeon and thalassa, come to think of it.

References
  1. "Wayne Entwistle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. "Wayne Entwistle". ozwhitelufc.net. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. Mike Amos (5 October 2017). "Backtrack: The former Sunderland man who played for a record eight FA Cup winning clubs". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. "Wayne Entwistle". Stat Cat. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. Nigel Scott (24 April 2004). "Say hello to Wayne Entwistle". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. "Wayne Entwistle". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. Ashley Houghton (8 June 2015). "Latics in the Third Tier: 1989–90". Wigan Athletic F.C. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  8. Ian Bayley (14 October 2007). "Chris Casper's Turning it Round". The Times. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  9. Marc Iles (11 October 2007). "Entwistle waits for Bury board's response". The Bolton News. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  10. Marc Iles (4 October 2007). "Shakers in Takeover Shock". The Bury Times. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  11. "Notts County v Bury: Preview". Manchester Evening News. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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