Where Are They Now is designed for you if you are a football fan who is as curious as us to find out what happened to your favourite footballers after they retired from playing.
Have you ever wondered what happened to all of those players that you have seen come and go over the years? The heroes and the villains? The saints and the sinners? The stars that you talked about for years after they had retired and those you instantly forgot?
If so, Where Are They Now? is definitely for you!
Not all players end up running pubs or become TV pundits! It's no secret what Gary Lineker is up to these days but what about the many thousands of players who have slipped from public view? The first edition of "Where Are They Now?" uncovered some fascinating post football stories including the former Arsenal striker who became Iceland's Finance Minister; Millionaires; Bankrupts; Vicars; Comedians; Singers; a Phil Collins lookalike... and one or two publicans!
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Where Are They Now Books
This whole project began with a book entitled 'Where Are They Now? - Life After Soccer'.
This proved to be incredibly popular and led to the formation of this site as well as a number of club specific titles. So far, the series comprises of Manchester United, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town, Aston Villa and Liverpool. Forthcoming titles include Arsenal, Southampton and West Bromwich Albion - watch this space!
Updated: 24-11-25 PETER WHITEFOOT
BIG RESPECT FOR PETER. Played against him many times when i was a teenager playing for clifton all whites . It didnt matter where i shot towards goal Peter would be there saving with incredible agility. Best goalkeeper i ever played against including my semi pro days later.Updated: 24-11-25 Michael Lappin
I was at Craven Cottage when Les got his first, and probably only?, yellow card.Updated: 24-11-25 huxley dabbs
Bill is my family friend and i have loads of great memories with him. i remember his debut for Tottenham he was spectacular. his skills have been passed down now to prime fred roberts and i cant wait for him to grace the pitchUpdated: 24-11-25 Steph Whitby
Steve was my very first football crushUpdated: 24-11-25 Mr John Williams
Hi Phil you won’t remember me but had brief spell with you at Burnley Utd , just a quick note to say a friend of yours going through tough times John Dunfey so if your ever around Burnley email me I’m sure he’d love to meet up with youUpdated: 24-11-25 Dennis Paterson
Hi, I am in Buckie, Moray, N.E. Scotland. I am a member of Buckie Thistle Memory Group in N.E. Scotland.Updated: 02-11-25 Ex work mate , contact me Tom x
Hi Tom , how are you , remember the Woodford bridge days , contact me nice to hear from you x hope u r well xUpdated: 02-11-25 Phillip Hopkins
When I was a small child outside Anfield, Alan gave me and my mate two tickets for the main stand and then met us both inside with cups of tea. Great memories.Updated: 02-11-25 Ian reynolds
I spent 3 months in hospital with bob in 1976 we had great fun I would like to meet up with him again as I am a Cardiff city fan now and go to games regularly. Maybe we could meet up for a drink? It is 49 years now since our operations and much has changed. I will leave my no again in the hope he gets it. It’s Ian Reynolds Bob 0780 1316759.Updated: 02-11-25 Heather Hill
Worked for Terry in Spitlebeck pub.
When we researched the first printed edition of 'Where Are They Now?' in the 1990's, footballers were already incredibly well paid by conventional employment standards but prior to that, players had to find a new career once they had hung up their boots.
This meant that we unearthed plenty of interesting and un-expected stories, many of which are found on the site. Sadly, there were some we could not re-produce for legal reasons - sorry!
Playing professional football, particularly at the highest level should ensure that modern players should not have to worry about money for the rest of their lives. Thankfully, this has not limited the number of fascinating tales for us to tell. For example, were you aware that former Sheffield United midfielder Curtis Woodhouse became British light welterweight champion when he took up professional boxing, having apparently 'fallen out of love' with football? If the rumours are true, he was not just a winner in the ring! At one point, he was considered to be 50 to 1 outsider to win the title and a successful £5,000 scooped him a cool £250,000 when he defeated defending champion Darren Hamilton.
As well as our regular club based pages, we also occasionally add more detailed player pages and would welcome your feedback. See: Ex-footballers who retired and got normal jobs, Did Tresor Kandol Score the Most Important Goal in Leeds United’s History?, Arsenal Greats, Ruud Gullit, Roy Bentley, Trevor Francis, Gavin Peacock, Carlos Valderrama, Graham Potter, Matt Holland, Liverpool's 2005-06 FA Cup Winning Team, and a look back at some of the best strikers to grace English football.
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Where are they now? – Boro players who played League Cup’s season opening game 8 years ago.
Where are they now? – some other celebrities.
If you know of any other stories that may interest fellow fans, please do let us know.