5 things you (probably) didn’t know about 62-capped England star Chris Waddle

He began his football career with Pelaw Juniors

Photo: Mark Leech / Offside

Photo: Mark Leech / Offside

Long before he made the move to Newcastle in 1980, Waddle started playing football for a team called Pelaw Juniors.

They were the team on the council estate in Gateshead which Waddle grew up on in the 1970s, before he moved on to a while host of other regional teams before signing for amateur side Tow Law Town in 1978.

Two years later, he was playing for Newcastle.

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