Entwistle: Wayne Peter (Wayne)

1979-1980 (Player Details)

Centre Forward

Born: Bury: 06-08-1958

Debut v Tottenham Hotspur (h): 20-10-1979

5’11” 11st 5lb (1980)

An England Youth International, Entwistle joined Bury in August 1976 and played fifteen run-on appearances and six games as a substitute and scored seven goals before he was transferred to Sunderland for £30,000 in November 1977. He made forty-three starts and two substitute appearances for the Rokerites and notched thirteen goals until Jimmy Adamson signed him for Leeds in October 1979 for £80,000. Thirteen months later, in November 1980, he was released on a free transfer to Blackpool after he had only managed two goals in twelve appearances. For the sea-siders he managed six goals in twenty-seven League starts and five more from the bench. He then moved around the lower divisions with Crewe Alexandra on loan in March 1982, no goals in eleven starts, Wimbledon on a free transfer in July 1982, three goals in eight League appearances, three of which were as a substitute, Grays Athletic, Bury in August 1983, where he had his most prolific spell scoring thirty-two times in eighty League starts and three games from the bench. He carried on his tour of the clubs in the lower Leagues when he joined Carlisle United in July 1985 for £20,000, but failed to shine as they were relegated and he made just nine League appearances, one of which was from the bench, with two goals in his short stay. Bolton Wanderers were his next club in October 1985 after they paid £10,000 for his services, and he failed to score in five starts and three games from the bench. He went to Burnley on loan from August 1986 to September 1986, scoring twice in eight League appearances, including two from the bench. Then it was on to Stockport County in October 1986, where he hit the net eight times in forty-nine League games, eleven as a substitute. He was back at Bury again in August 1988, for two substitute goalless appearances and then on to Wigan Athletic from October 1988 to March 1989, for twenty-four starts and five more appearances fas a substitute, which yielded six goals. After a brief spell at Hartlepool United at the start of the 1989-90 season, where he made two starts without scoring, he joined Altrincham and Halifax Town in 1989. He later played with Curzon Ashton, Bacup Borough, Radcliffe Borough, Buxton and Droylsden. After retiring he went into the meat delivery business, he also does part-time work as a DJ at Weddings, birthday parties etc but lets others do the spinning of the discs.