Jeff Wealands
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Andrew Wealands[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1951[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Star Juniors | ||
| – | Darlington Cleveland Bridge | ||
| 1968 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1970 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1970 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Darlington | 28 | (0) |
| 1972–1979 | Hull City | 240 | (0) |
| 1979–1983 | Birmingham City | 102 | (0) |
| 1983 | → Manchester United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Manchester United | 2 | (0) |
| 1984 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | → Preston North End (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Altrincham | 75 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Barrow | ||
| 1988–1992 | Altrincham | 127 | (0) |
| Total | 593 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jeffrey Andrew Wealands (born 26 August 1951) is an English former
Biography
Wealands was born in Darlington, County Durham.[1] As a boy he played for Star Juniors,[3] moving on to Darlington Cleveland Bridge. At 17 he signed professional forms for Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was unable to break through to the first team, and in 1970 moved back home to join Darlington in the Fourth Division. After 18 months he was transferred to Second Division side Hull City. He established himself as first choice goalkeeper a year later, and starting from the 1973–74 season missed only three games in four years. Injury restricted his appearances in the next season, when Hull were relegated to the Third Division.[4]
In July 1979 Wealands joined
Wealands' first season at Altrincham brought considerable success, culminating in a trip to
After finally retiring from playing, he served briefly on the board of Altrincham, and has coached goalkeepers at Bury.[11] In his early days with Altrincham he worked in insurance,[9] and later was involved with a property development company.[11]
Honours
Club
Birmingham City
- 1979–80[5]
Manchester United
Altrincham
- FA Trophy winners: 1985–86[11]
- Cheshire Senior Cup runners up: 1986–87[11]
Individual
- Birmingham City F.C. Player of the Year: 1979–80[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Jeff Wealands". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ISBN 0362-02017-5.
- ^ Amos, Mike (24 January 2006). "Crook glory days rekindled". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ a b Ob790 (5 May 2007). "A Brummie and a White". Preston North End Mad. Digital Sports Group. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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- ^ a b Mitten, Andy. "Action replay – Altrincham FC". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 11 October 2007 – via Altrincham F.C.
- ^ a b Hargraves, Ian (20 August 1983). "Robson kills Anfield hopes" (JPG). Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 December 2019 – via LFChistory.net.
- ^ "Altrincham FC Archived News 1 to 31 January 2006". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ a b Shaw, Dennis (15 January 1986). "Altrincham rally to become the non-League team of the decade". The Times. Retrieved 11 October 2007 – via NewsBank.
'The victory tasted very sweet for me', Wealands said. 'The problems I had with the manager here are well known.'
- ^ Matthews, p. 44.
- ^ a b c d e Rowley, Terry. "Altrincham Football Club Legends Section Four Profiles 10 to 12 Andy Green, Jeff Johnson, Jeff Wealands". Robins' Review. Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 3 September 2015.