| Jobs after football 21:49 - Aug 23 with 4955 views | FBI |
The Clive Woods thread got me thinking. Aside from those who stayed in the game in one role or another (pundits, presenters, coaches etc), there've been a lot of players passing through Portman Road over the years and most, I imagine, ended up in real jobs. I once met an ex-Swindon keeper from the sixties and asked him how it felt to be a hero to thousands and then a nobody just a year later. He laughed and said, 'it was only bloody Swindon...'.
On a Town note, I can only remember three off the top of my head: Larry Carberry (Class of '62) was a stevedore on the docks, Pat Sharkey (Class of... well, mid-70s reserves mostly) became a teacher and, as noted recently, Nicky Forster is a motivational speaker/life coach.
Bum, make that five: Paul Cooper's golf things and Eric Gates' farm.
Anyone got any more?
And apologies if this has been done before: I'm new round these parts. [Post edited 23 Aug 2021 21:49]
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| Jobs after football on 09:36 - Aug 24 with 1184 views | WeWereZombies |
| Jobs after football on 23:02 - Aug 23 by gainsboroughblue |
Alan Sunderland ran the Halberd Inn.
Didn't Laurie Sivell run a fish stall in Lowestoft as well? |
Colin Viljoen was another ex-footballer turned landlord for a while, his pub was in Buckinghamshire. Could have tried asking him, what with drink driving laws, for a lift there and back but... |  |
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| Jobs after football on 09:42 - Aug 24 with 1169 views | PhilTWTD |
| Jobs after football on 22:56 - Aug 23 by IP4_Blue |
Oh you are right he is a scout at Colchester. I’ve just googled there is a Steve McCall painter and decorator he looked really like Steve McCall I was sure it was him at the time 😂😂😂 |
It is him, has been doing it a couple of years now I think. |  | | |
| Jobs after football on 09:50 - Aug 24 with 1150 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Jobs after football on 07:46 - Aug 24 by Deano69 |
Butch only really backed the insurance brokers as an investment. Probably helped locally to use his name. It was was also setup and running while still playing. [Post edited 24 Aug 2021 7:48]
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No 6 England, No 1 for insurance. |  |
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| Jobs after football on 10:45 - Aug 24 with 1090 views | WeWereZombies |
| Jobs after football on 09:50 - Aug 24 by Pinewoodblue |
No 6 England, No 1 for insurance. |
I think when Butcher played for Rangers he was also a hotelier for a while. Being an insurance agent when your hotel business was not doing so well could be handy in the event of a fire but I think that is more of a Nodge thing... | |
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| Jobs after football on 11:50 - Aug 24 with 1036 views | JamestownPrince |
Frank Clarke was working at Wem Leisure centre a few years ago. |  | | |
| Jobs after football on 11:56 - Aug 24 with 1023 views | Kesgrave_Exile |
Clive Baker has been working at an insurance broker in the city since retiring from playing. Use to see him on my daily commute. So short for a keeper.
Shout out also to Paul Mason who runs a hotel in Southport.
Neil Gregory is a office manager for a financial services company. [Post edited 24 Aug 2021 12:02]
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| Jobs after football on 12:05 - Aug 24 with 1010 views | IP4_Blue |
| Jobs after football on 09:42 - Aug 24 by PhilTWTD |
It is him, has been doing it a couple of years now I think. |
Oh I thought it was him!
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| Jobs after football on 12:07 - Aug 24 with 1008 views | monty_radio |
John Elsworthy, one of the 5 players to win Div 3 (S), Div 2 and Div (1) medals with Town ran a shop (possibly with a post office) for years up by the Foxhall Rd/ Heath Road roundabout in what might now be the firework shop (but others might be able to be more precise).
I think Big Al Hunter either volunteered or worked in a local special school. | |
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| Jobs after football on 12:12 - Aug 24 with 999 views | IP4_Blue |
| Jobs after football on 12:07 - Aug 24 by monty_radio |
John Elsworthy, one of the 5 players to win Div 3 (S), Div 2 and Div (1) medals with Town ran a shop (possibly with a post office) for years up by the Foxhall Rd/ Heath Road roundabout in what might now be the firework shop (but others might be able to be more precise).
I think Big Al Hunter either volunteered or worked in a local special school. |
Think the post office is now the estate agents or charity shop | | | |
| Jobs after football (n/t) on 12:29 - Aug 24 with 974 views | monty_radio |
| Jobs after football on 12:12 - Aug 24 by IP4_Blue |
Think the post office is now the estate agents or charity shop |
I think that may be the most recent post office. I think originally it may have been on the other corner across Heath Rd. [Post edited 24 Aug 2021 12:31]
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| Jobs after football on 12:33 - Aug 24 with 965 views | Parsley |
Think Alan Lee mentioned on one of the podcasts that he's training to be a financial advisor |  | | |
| Jobs after football on 12:59 - Aug 24 with 938 views | C_Jam_Blue |
Not Ipswich but I remember reading about Arsenal defender who bacame a plumber. To his credit he used the slogan on the side of his van: Andy Linighan — Average Footballer, Excellent Plumber. | | | |
| Jobs after football on 14:33 - Aug 24 with 863 views | ParisBlue |
| Jobs after football on 12:59 - Aug 24 by C_Jam_Blue |
Not Ipswich but I remember reading about Arsenal defender who bacame a plumber. To his credit he used the slogan on the side of his van: Andy Linighan — Average Footballer, Excellent Plumber. |
His brother David became a carpenter. $teve $edgley also in the construction trade.
Bobby Petta is a dj.
Phil Whelan a teacher. [Post edited 24 Aug 2021 14:34]
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| Jobs after football (n/t) on 17:02 - Aug 24 with 804 views | WeWereZombies |
| Jobs after football (n/t) on 12:29 - Aug 24 by monty_radio |
I think that may be the most recent post office. I think originally it may have been on the other corner across Heath Rd. [Post edited 24 Aug 2021 12:31]
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During the Seventies and early Eighties he was running the Post Office on Felixstowe Road (near the junction with Derby Road / Hatfield Road), ever helpful. | |
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| Jobs after football on 19:02 - Aug 24 with 765 views | TexacoCup |
In the 70's Mick McNeill had a sports shop (called McNeill's), then David Johnson (the 1st) opened Jonty's in the same street.
Kevin Beattie ran Henley Cross Keys for a while. |  | | |
| Jobs after football on 21:06 - Aug 24 with 705 views | Epiphone |
Colin Harper was a builder. |  | | |
| Jobs after football on 21:15 - Aug 24 with 700 views | gainsboroughblue |
Trevor Putney and Mark Grew opened a short lived antique shop while they were both at Town. |  |
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| Jobs after football on 21:18 - Aug 24 with 696 views | PhilTWTD |
No one mentioned Bontcho's cafe in London yet? | | | |
| Jobs after football on 21:59 - Aug 24 with 664 views | Vic |
| Jobs after football on 19:02 - Aug 24 by TexacoCup |
In the 70's Mick McNeill had a sports shop (called McNeill's), then David Johnson (the 1st) opened Jonty's in the same street.
Kevin Beattie ran Henley Cross Keys for a while. |
I had my first Saturday job in McNeill’s shop in Bury St Ed’s. A dream job for a sports mad 15 year old boy! |  |
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