Wade
1933/34
1
0
unknown
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4
3
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37
11
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1978/79
28
8
Wadsworth was, for a very short time, a player. But with his league playing experience limited to around thirty appearances for Scunthorpe United in the 1976–77 season, it is for coaching that he is best known.
A non-league playing career with clubs including Gainsborough Trinity and Mossley ended at Frickley Athletic, where Wadsworth was player-manager. Wadsworth was then employed by the FA until commencing his club management career in 1993.
In 1985, Wadsworth was appointed as an FA regional coach in the north-west region of England, a position he would hold until 1991, when he became a Technical Co-ordinator on the FA's Excellence Programme, working on the futures of promising youngsters. Between 1988 and 1992, he was also an official match observer for the England national team under Bobby Robson and then Graham Taylor. Wadsworth also coached some of the FA's representative teams during his time in their employ, including a coaching role with the national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He spent two years as manager of the England non-league team, five years as manager of the England youth team and had a coaching role with the England U-21 team.
In August 1993, he was appointed Carlisle United manager. Carlisle finished 7th in Division Three and made the playoffs, but lost in the semi-final. The following season Carlisle reached the Auto Windscreens Trophy final but lost to Barry Fry's Birmingham City. In the league the club finished 1st in Division Three, winning promotion. After a poor start to 1995–96 in Division Two, Wadsworth resigned from his post as Director of Coaching.
In January 1996 Wadsworth became the assistant to the inexperienced Gary Megson at Norwich City. Norwich were to finish the season 16th of 24 in Division One. At the end of the disastrous season he moved to Scarborough as manager and took the club to the play-off semi-finals in his second season.
In January 1999 Wadsworth left Scarborough to manage Colchester United, who finished 18th in Division Two that May. In the close-season, Wadsworth held a short-term coaching role with St. Kitts & Nevis. Not long afterwards, however, Wadsworth resigned from Colchester, on 25 August 1999.
After leaving Colchester, Wadsworth spent two weeks working with Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace before becoming assistant manager to Sir Bobby Robson at Newcastle United. In May 2000, Newcastle finished 11th in the Premier League, a position they would repeat in 2001.
Wadsworth was to leave Newcastle in June 2001, without telling Sir Bobby, to become assistant manager to Stuart Gray at Southampton. In November the duo were sacked after a very poor start to the season. The following month he was appointed manager of Oldham Athletic but was fired at the end of the season after finishing ninth in Division Two.
After Lou Macari and Joe Jordan's dismissal Wadsworth was appointed manager of Huddersfield Town in July 2002, after being recommended to chairman David Taylor for the job. Firstly he brought in Dave Wilkes as his First Team Coach and former Barnsley keeper Dave Watson but by January 2003 he was sacked but as Wadsworth and the club could not agree a severance package, he was reinstated until March. In November 2003 he was appointed manager of Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of African Nations Cup, for which they had qualified. He was sacked from "The Simbas" on 2 February 2004, the day after the team had lost their third of three matches in the tournament.
In June 2004, he was appointed manager of Portuguese club Beira-Mar, but left in September amid claims of boardroom interference. Wadsworth re-surfaced at Shrewsbury Town in January 2005 as assistant manager to Gary Peters and remained with the club until March 2006.
Wadsworth was appointed Director of Club Development at Scottish side Gretna in July 2006, and he later took on a dual role as Director of Football and assistant manager when David Irons was appointed as Gretna's new manager in July 2007. On 19 May 2008, forty members of staff at Gretna, including Wadsworth, were laid off due to financial difficulties and after relegation.
He was appointed Chester City manager on 29 June 2009. After just two wins in 13 Football Conference games, Wadworth was sacked.
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4
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51
14
F
8
4
Former Sunderland (3-1), Oldham Athletic, Fleetwood, Morecambe and Crewe Alexandra (3-1) inside forward
F
-
1949/50
39
5
D
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2
1
F
-
1
0
-
-
1
0
D
1
0
-
-
4
0
-
-
1
0
-
-
1956/57
1957/58
1958/59
1959/60
159
2
D
1921/22
1922/23
65
18
F
1
0
G
-
1924/25
1925/26
1926/27
163
0
G
1
0
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30
0
Creative midfielder signed by Chris Willcock in the close season of 2009 after spending all of his earlier career with Woodley Sports where he graduated through their youth set up. Returned to Woodley in January 2010.
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4
0
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3
0
M
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35
2
D
27
1
D
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1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
91
12
D
2
0
D
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2
0
D
-
1906/07
1907/08
1908/09
1909/10
1910/11
1911/12
1912/13
1913/14
1914/15
1915/16
1916/17
1918/19
1919/20
1920/21
1921/22
1922/23
1923/24
69
4
M
1964/65
17
5
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16
6
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3
0
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18
4
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12
3
Signed by Jason Beckford from Kendal Town in October 2006. e started his career at Lancaster City where he was a prolific scorer before moving to Birmingham City for a £25,000 fee. Failed to make the breakthrough at St Andrews but did gain further experience with loan spells in the Conference with Forest Green Rovers and Southport before briefly joining Barrow and then Leigh RMI. He was handed another chance as a pro with Lincoln City in October 2002 and finally made his League debut. Ward played 6 times before being released at the end of the 2002/03 season whereupon he moved to Northwich Victoria. He had a spell with Bamber Bridge before joining Kendal. Transferred to Clitheroe in January 2007. Later with Chorley and Lancaster City.
F
1928/29
50
9
F
1954/55
1955/56
1956/57
109
43
(b. 23rd December 1930) Signed by manager Jack Boothway following his demob from the army. Inside forward and a prolific goalscorer. Later with Droylsden and Buxton. Won Representative honours with the Manchester County FA.
F
1
0
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1985/86
1986/87
1987/88
156
3
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2002/02
2002/03
42
14
F
3
0
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1992/93
11
4
F
1949/50
1950/51
150
2
D
'Woj'
21
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3
0
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26
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1
0
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47
5
Tall player who can operate in a variety of defensive and midfield positions. Signed in the close season of 2009 by Chris Willcock from Rossendale United. Previously with Woodley Sports and Abbey Hey. Manager's Player of the Year 2009/10
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1985/86
1986/87
37
1
D
5
0
D
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46
0
G
1956/57
88
1
D
1938/39
86
20
Former Wigan Borough (220-31), Sunderland (3-1), Exeter City (39-8), Stockport County (4-2), Southport (21-1) and Cardiff City (3-0) inside forward. (Rep.Cheshire League)
(d.1980)
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2
0
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4
F
30
0
D
1931/32
1932/33
1933/34
1934/35
1935/36
232
1
D
2008/09
70
1
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16
0
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4
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3
0
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1
0
Long
serving Club Secretary who made 1 solitary appearance due to a player
shortage in a game at Wrexham Reserves in 1956.
Jim Wharmby’s connection with Mossley Football Club goes back to
before the war, when as a young boy he supported the team, progressing
onto the committee in 1952 and becoming Secretary in 1958.
During his time as secretary, along with his good friend and Club Chairman
Ian Morecroft, he was instrumental in Mossley moving up from the Cheshire
County League to the Northern Premier League in 1972.
After 20 plus years as Secretary, Jim remained on the committee during
the glory days of the late 70’s and early 80’s before becoming,
first vice-chairman and then Chairman in 1983 a position he held until
1987. At this time he received a long service award in recognition of
his services to football and Mossley AFC from the Football Association,
to go with a similar award he received from the Northern Premier League
two years previously.
It wasn’t long after in 1990 that he was asked once again to come
back on board as the club faced yet more problems.
Continuing to be ever present after this Jim was appointed Club President
in the late 1990’s, a position he held to the end of his life. (d.2003)
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1950/51
1951/52
1952/53
1953/54
1954/55
1955/56
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9
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2
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1
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1978/79
1979/80
1983/84
75
3
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1
0
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12
1
Began his career with Buxton and graduated through their youth and reserve sides to become one of the most highly rated defenders in the Northern Counties East League with the Derbyshire club. He signed for Ashton United in August 2002 and went on to become first team captain at Hurst Cross. White, a central defender or left back was voted Ashton's 'Player of the Year' in 2004. Signed for Mossley in August 2006. Transferred to Buxton in November 2006.
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1975/76
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1991/92
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
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1
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4
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1
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5
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F
1919/20
1920/21
59
1
D
1959/60
69
3
D
2
0
The move there was similarly disappointing and Whitehurst became something of a footballing wanderer, playing for a further six football league clubs. Spells at Reading, Sunderland, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers, Crewe Alexandra and a second spell at Hull City produced mixed results. However, Whitehurst's hard man persona and colourful off field antics ensured he always caused a reaction and cemented his place as something of a cult figure within the game. Whitehurst ended his playing days abroad, playing in Northern Ireland, Australia and in Hong Kong with South China A.A. (1992-1993) before a long-standing knee injury caused his retirement in 1993 after brief spells with Frickley Athletic, Stafford Rangers and Mossley.
It has been printed in the press that both Vinnie Jones and Neil "Razor" Ruddock consider Billy as the toughest player they have come across. In his autobiography, 'A Matter of Opinion' the ex Scotland and Liverpool defender, TV pundit Alan Hansen says of Billy Whitehurst: "He was six feet tall and weighed more than thirteen stone and he knew how to exploit this. Indeed. because of his power in the air, aggression and courage, he was one of the opposing strikers who frightened me the most - and I do mean frightened".
F
1962/63
1963/64
107
3
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1928/29
4
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D
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1
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1946/47
32
10
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1
0
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