Wayne Peter Entwistle (born 6 August 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, he made over 300 appearances in the

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and played for twelve different clubs including three spells with Bury. Owing to his numerous transfers, he is the only person to have played for eight different

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winning clubs.

Career

Having represented England at youth level, Entwistle began his club career with his hometown team Bury in August 1976. After making 31 league appearances, he was sold to

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in November 1977 for £30,000. He went on to make over 50 appearances in all competitions for the club. He joined

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in October 1979 for a fee of £80,000. Signed as part of the deal that took John Hawley to Sunderland, he struggled to establish himself in the first team and was released on a free transfer a year later. He spent two seasons with

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followed by short spells with

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and

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before returning to his first club Bury. After leaving Bury in 1985 after winning promotion, he played for

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and

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. He returned to Bury for a brief third spell in 1988, playing twice for the club on non-contract terms before leaving to join

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on a permanent basis. Wigan were the eighth

winning side that Entwistle had played for during his career, the most of any professional player. He played 29 times for the side during the 1988–89 season in the Third Division before leaving to join

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at the end of the season. He made his debut for Hartlepool on 9 September 1989 in a 2–1 defeat to Gillingham and appeared in one further match for the club before leaving to join non-league side

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. He later played for several other non-league sides before retiring including

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, Buxton FC,

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, Bacup Borough and

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Later life

Following his retirement from football, Entwistle set up his own meat export business. He has also worked as a DJ. In 2007, Entwistle submitted a proposed takeover bid at his former club Bury alongside two financial backers. He stated that the possibility of manager

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being sacked convinced him to become involved but that he had no desire to become chairman if the deal was completed.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Entwistle, Wayne 1958 births Living people English men's footballers Grays Athletic F.C. players Bury F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Footballers from Bury, Greater Manchester English Football League players Men's association football forwards