Ex players that took up another profession when they retired from the game

[JL1985]

Chris Brown - broadcaster or whatever a podcast person is called

 

[MONTYMCPHAIL]

Alex Hastings paper shop at Seaburn

Barry Dunn Metal dealer

 

[gluepot]

Barry Dunn Metal dealer

Always remember him as Barry Dunn the gas fitter - are you sure he wasn't just buying copper pipes?

 

[MONTYMCPHAIL]

Always remember him as Barry Dunn the gas fitter - are you sure he wasn't just buying copper pipes?

Something like that

 

[South Banker Wolf]

David Corner became a copper

Geoff Palmer of Wolves ( older members of the forum will remember him ) ended up being Old Bill too

Jodie Craddock artist/painter.

A real decent one too marra.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Barry Dunn had Windmills (briefly)

 

[shadowplay]

Romario is now a senator in Brazil.

 

[KNGHTHOOD]

Gordon Harris now departed delivered coal in Worksop

Think he had a bag of coal on his back when he played for us.

My dad has just told me that Len Shackleton had an ice cream shop.

Remember going into his barbers shop in Fawcett Street. Always plenty of footie stars in.

 

[Deleted member 39436]

100% True. Old enough to remember it unfortunately.

It was opposite the Empire theatre in Church Lane then it became The Footy ship .

 

[Parsoncross]

David Beckham grand master at grovelling.

 

[mickeymoor]

He was the landlord of the Wheatsheaf in Spenny for a while, nice bloke. Not sure what went wrong but he walked out one day telling those in the bar to help themselves to what was left of the stock.

Spent most of his money in the bookies next door or in late night card games unfortunately

 

[MrBraithwaite]

David Corner became a copper

It's a shame he didn't open a shop with that name!

Donald Love is stacking shelves in Asda now iirc

Gave it up, moved to a new city and became a street sweeper....

... Love changes everything. Again.

 

[alanturing]

Chris Byrne. A not very good burglar.