Chris Waddle

English footballer (born 1960)

Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is a former football player. He has played for the England national team.

Chris Waddle
Waddle in 2012
Personal information
Full name Christopher Roland Waddle[1]
Date of birth (1960-12-14) 14 December 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Felling, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Tow Law Town
1980–1985 Newcastle United 170 (46)
1985–1989 Tottenham Hotspur 138 (33)
1989–1992 Marseille 107 (22)
1992–1996 Sheffield Wednesday 109 (10)
1996 Falkirk 4 (1)
1996–1997 Bradford City 25 (6)
1997 Sunderland 7 (1)
1997–1998 Burnley 32 (1)
1998 Torquay United 7 (0)
2000–2002 Worksop Town 60 (3)
2002 Glapwell 2 (0)
2002 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 (0)
2013 Hallam 1 (0)
2023 Hallam 0 (0)
Total 663 (126)
National team
1984 England U21 1 (1)
1985–1991 England 62 (6)
Teams managed
1997–1998 Burnley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1980–81 Second Division 13 1 4 2 0 0 17 3
1981–82 42 7 3 1 2 0 47 8
1982–83 37 7 2 0 1 0 40 7
1983–84 42 18 1 0 2 0 45 18
1984–85 First Division 36 13 2 1 4 2 42 16
Total 170 46 12 4 9 2 0 0 191 52
Tottenham Hotspur 1985–86 First Division 39 11 5 2 6 1 50 14
1986–87 39 6 6 2 9 3 54 11
1987–88 22 2 2 1 1 0 25 3
1988–89 38 14 1 0 5 0 44 14
Total 138 33 14 5 21 4 0 0 173 42
Marseille 1989–90 Division 1 37 9 5 3 8 1 50 12
1990–91 35 6 5 0 9 2 49 8
1991–92 35 7 3 0 3 1 41 8
Total 107 22 13 3 20 4 149 29
Sheffield Wednesday 1992–93 Premier League 33 1 8 2 9 0 4 1 54 4
1993–94 19 3 1 0 6 0 26 3
1994–95 25 4 3 1 0 0 28 5
1995–96 32 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 39 3
Total 109 10 13 3 19 0 6 2 147 15
Falkirk 1996–97 Division One 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Bradford City 1996–97 First Division 26 5 3 1 0 0 29 6
Sunderland 1996–97 Premier League 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
Burnley 1997–98 Second Division 32 1 2 0 2 1 36 2
Torquay United 1998–99 Third Division 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 600 119 57 16 51 7 26 6 734 148

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1985 11 1
1986 12 2
1987 6 1
1988 9 0
1989 10 2
1990 13 0
1991 1 0
Total 62 6

Honours change

Marseille

Tottenham Hotspur

Sheffield Wednesday

Individual

References change

  1. "Chris Waddle". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Chris Waddle career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. "Christopher Roland 'Chris' Waddle – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. "Saint-Maximin voted North-East FWA Player of the Year". footballwriters.co.uk. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. FIFA XI's Matches - Full Info
  7. "Chris Waddle: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. "Skoblar dernier joueur de la dream team des 110 ans". OM.net (Olympique de Marseille). 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.