Derek Weddle

Derek Weddle
Personal information
Full name Derek Keith Weddle[1]
Date of birth (1935-12-27)27 December 1935[1]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]
Date of death 11 March 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 87)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward / Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1953 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1953–1956 Sunderland 2 (0)
1956– Portsmouth 24 (8)
–1961 Cambridge City
1961–1962 Middlesbrough 3 (1)
1962–1964 Darlington 37 (10)
1964–1966 York City 44 (13)
1966– Gateshead
Total 110 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Keith Weddle (27 December 1935 – 11 March 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or a winger in the Football League for Sunderland, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Darlington and York City, in non-League football for Cambridge City and Gateshead and was on the books of Newcastle United without making a league appearance.[1][2][3] Weddle died on 11 March 2023, at the age of 87.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 646. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ^ a b Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
  3. ^ "Derek Weddle". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Derek Weddle". Funeral Notices. Retrieved 2 September 2023.


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