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Name: David Wagstaffe
Born: 5th April 1943, Manchester Nickname: Waggy
After leaving school 'Waggy' joined his
local club, Manchester City, as an amateur in June 1958 and was taken on
professional forms in May 1960. He went on to make 161 senior
appearances for City (eight goals scored) in four and a half years at
Maine Road, leaving the Mancurians for Wolves in a £30,000, deal
finalised on Boxing day 1964. The Molineux fans loved his style of play
and although Wolves were relegated at the end of his first season at
Molineux, he soon started to produce the goods, and indeed, he was a key
figure, and ever present in the No.11 shirt when promotion was gained in
1967. He played in two major Finals for Wolves, receiving a runners-up
medal when Spurs beat Wolves in the UEFA Cup final in 1972 then two years
later collecting a League Cup winners prize at Wembley in 1974. In
January
1976 'Waggy' left Molineux to join Blackburn Rovers, two and a half years
later he moved to Blackpool and returned to Ewood Park to finish off his
professional career in March 1979, retiring at the end of that season with
a League record of 564 appearances and 42 goals to his credit. He
played very little football at international level, England schoolboy and
Youth honours and an outing for the League xl being his only call
ups. However he was one of the finest wingers ever to grace Molineux and
he will always be regarded so by the diehard Wolves supporters who saw him
perform with so much class and skill during the sixties and seventies. Perhaps
one thing that let 'Waggy' down during his career at Molineux was his
personal lack of goals scored, he only bagged 32 in more than 400 outings.
But surely he must have set up at least 200!
David Wagstaffe's Wolves Career
|
League
|
FA Cup
|
League Cup
|
Others
|
Totals
|
Season
|
App
|
Gls
|
App
|
Gls
|
App
|
Gls
|
App
|
Gls
|
App
|
Gls
|
1964-65
|
11
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
2
|
1965-66
|
38
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
41
|
9
|
1966-67
|
42
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
48
|
6
|
1967-68
|
33
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
35
|
1
|
1968-69
|
27
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
3
|
1969-70
|
31
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
39
|
3
|
1970-71
|
39
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
48
|
3
|
1971-72
|
39
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
53
|
3
|
1972-73
|
21
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
31
|
0
|
1973-74
|
27
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
41
|
1
|
1974-75
|
13
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
1
|
1975-76
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
0
|
Totals
|
324
|
27
|
31
|
2
|
23
|
1
|
26
|
2
|
404
|
32
|
Others include
Anglo-Italian Cup, Texaco Cup, UEFA Cup and Watney Cup matches |