Ken Wagstaff
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Kenneth "Ken" Wagstaff is a former English
footballer noted for his playing career at Mansfield Town
and Hull City
football clubs. In 2000, club fans of both Mansfield Town and Hull City voted Wagstaff their club's player of the century - the only player to be named by two football league clubs. During club centenary celebrations in 2004 he was voted "The greatest player to play for Hull City AFC" by supporters. Amazingly once again he was voted for by both Mansfield and Hull City fans as "all-time favourite player". in 2007.
after playing in Mansfield's youth league. Carter put him in the first team squad and he made his league debut on 30 August 1960. In his first game with Mansfield's first squad, the team won, scoring 2–1 over Rochdale
. Wagstaff kicked both Mansfield goals and he went on to score 93 goals over 181 appearances for Mansfield Town, attracting attention from larger clubs. On 12 November 1964, Hull City paid a then-record purchase fee of £40,000 for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff kicked 31 goals in the promotion season and went on to score 173 goals for Hull City in 378 appearances.
Wagstaff played for Hull City between 1964 and 1975, scoring 197 goals for the club. In the 1970s, Wagstaff joined the Sunshine George Cross Football Club
in Melbourne
Australia
as a player-coach. After a career-ending knee injury, Wagstaff spent a short period on the club's coaching staff.
Hotel in Willerby
with 350 friends, including players from the Hull City 1965–66 Third Division championship team.
Author John Maffin wrote a biography about Wagstaff, Waggy: The Ken Wagstaff Story. Wagstaff co-operated with the author and the book was published in 2002 with a second edition published in 2004.
In 2005, as part of Hull City's club centenary celebrations, Wagstaff was voted by supporters as the "best Hull City player of all time".
After retiring from his football career, Wagstaff ran The Golden Ball pub (since demolished) and then bought The Marlborough club, affectionately known as "Waggies". He has since sold the club and retired, but remains active in philanthropy and charity work in the local Kingston upon Hull
community. In 2003, Wagstaff joined a group of footballers in a "World Cup-style tournament" to raise money to assist children with learning difficulties. In 2006 he participated in the Sport Relief Mile in Hull to raise money for marginalised people, and in 2007, he took part in a charity golf tournament at Bridlington
Belvedere Golf Club.
Wagstaff's wife Eileen died from breast cancer
in August 2007. In February 2008, Wagstaff and his family raised money to start a lifestyle centre in her memory at the Princess Royal Hospital in Saltshouse Road, east Hull. The centre would provide breast cancer patients with diet and lifestyle advice.
After a brief stint during 2009 running the Roos Arms, a village pub in Roos
, East Riding of Yorkshire
he has since completely retired to spend more time with his family and now lives in Hull.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer noted for his playing career at Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
and Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
football clubs. In 2000, club fans of both Mansfield Town and Hull City voted Wagstaff their club's player of the century - the only player to be named by two football league clubs. During club centenary celebrations in 2004 he was voted "The greatest player to play for Hull City AFC" by supporters. Amazingly once again he was voted for by both Mansfield and Hull City fans as "all-time favourite player". in 2007.
Career
In 1960, as a 17-year-old, Wagstaff was signed by Mansfield Town F.C's then-manger Raich CarterRaich Carter
Horatio Stratton "Raich" Carter was one of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era...
after playing in Mansfield's youth league. Carter put him in the first team squad and he made his league debut on 30 August 1960. In his first game with Mansfield's first squad, the team won, scoring 2–1 over Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
. Wagstaff kicked both Mansfield goals and he went on to score 93 goals over 181 appearances for Mansfield Town, attracting attention from larger clubs. On 12 November 1964, Hull City paid a then-record purchase fee of £40,000 for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff kicked 31 goals in the promotion season and went on to score 173 goals for Hull City in 378 appearances.
Wagstaff played for Hull City between 1964 and 1975, scoring 197 goals for the club. In the 1970s, Wagstaff joined the Sunshine George Cross Football Club
Sunshine George Cross FC
Sunshine George Cross Football Club is an Australian football club from Sunshine, a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and plays in the Victorian State League Division 1. Sunshine George Cross have played at Chaplin Reserve after agreement was reached with Sunshine City Soccer Club...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
as a player-coach. After a career-ending knee injury, Wagstaff spent a short period on the club's coaching staff.
Retirement and personal life
In November 2002, Wagstaff celebrated his 60th birthday at the Ramada JarvisRamada Jarvis
Ramada Jarvis was a chain of 42 3 star and 4 star hotels located throughout the mainland of the United Kingdom . The Elcot Park Hotel in Newbury was one of the hotels in this chain, along with multiple others in large locations such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Birmingham, Manchester and...
Hotel in Willerby
Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire
Willerby is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is located about west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. According to the 2001 UK census, Willerby parish had a population of 8,056....
with 350 friends, including players from the Hull City 1965–66 Third Division championship team.
Author John Maffin wrote a biography about Wagstaff, Waggy: The Ken Wagstaff Story. Wagstaff co-operated with the author and the book was published in 2002 with a second edition published in 2004.
In 2005, as part of Hull City's club centenary celebrations, Wagstaff was voted by supporters as the "best Hull City player of all time".
After retiring from his football career, Wagstaff ran The Golden Ball pub (since demolished) and then bought The Marlborough club, affectionately known as "Waggies". He has since sold the club and retired, but remains active in philanthropy and charity work in the local Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
community. In 2003, Wagstaff joined a group of footballers in a "World Cup-style tournament" to raise money to assist children with learning difficulties. In 2006 he participated in the Sport Relief Mile in Hull to raise money for marginalised people, and in 2007, he took part in a charity golf tournament at Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
Belvedere Golf Club.
Wagstaff's wife Eileen died from breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
in August 2007. In February 2008, Wagstaff and his family raised money to start a lifestyle centre in her memory at the Princess Royal Hospital in Saltshouse Road, east Hull. The centre would provide breast cancer patients with diet and lifestyle advice.
After a brief stint during 2009 running the Roos Arms, a village pub in Roos
Roos
Roos is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated east of Kingston upon Hull city centre and north west of Withernsea on the B1242 road.The Prime Meridian crosses the coast to the east of Roos....
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
he has since completely retired to spend more time with his family and now lives in Hull.
External links
- Tigers Legends No1 Ken Wagstaff, Vital Football, 22 December 2005
- Photo Gallery: Ken Wagstaff, History, Sunshine George Cross Football Club