Life after Burnley FC

[charlyt]

Cirrus_Minor raised a point on a previous topic about John Angus eventually becoming a milkman in Alnwick after injury forced retirement in 1972.

From that, I wondered what became of our players when their careers ended.

I know that Jimmy Robson went back to work as an electrician, Dereck Scott became a bobby, Brian Miller our manager, then a shopkeeper in Worsthorne and Adam Blacklaw a shopkeeper on Brunshaw Rd. Jimmy Adamson, football management for us and 'others,' and Jimmy Mcilroy did some writing for a local paper. Paul Fletcher, sucessfully went into stadium management and was our CEO from 2009 until 2011.

And of course Harry Potts was our manager when we became Division one champions in 1960.

Andy Lockhead a licensee, Billy (Ginger Pele) Ingham a bus conducdor, and John Connelly a chippy owner as was Arthur Bellamy in later life after his groundsman days ended.

More recently, a few went into football management such as Graham Alexander, Brian Flynn and Mike Phelan.

I think most of those i've named will not be well not remembered by many of posters, but it would be good to know of recent others....

[TurfyMoore]

I remember Ian Measham turning up at our workplace one day as a salesman.....

[The Enclosure]

Willie Irvine had a DIY store.
Alex Elder sold glass washing machines to the licence trade.
Brian Pilkington became a succesful Estate agent in Leyland.
Colin Waldron had a restaurant from memory called the Bell-Waldron in Bury with Colin Bell of Man City and then became a bookie.
Mike Summerbee had a shirt shop in Manchester.
Mick Buxton went into football management.
Jim Thomson was a brewery rep .
Peter Noble had a sports goods stall on Burnley Market.

[Hozz]

Arthur Gnohéré started up a hair transplant business.

I really ought to get my coat.

[Quickenthetempo]

Lenny Johnrose is a teacher.
Ady Randall became a postman.
Paul Weller sells cars.

[Culmclaret]

Brendan O’Connell became a footballer

[ClaretEngineer]

Wayne Dowell went on to be a firefighter.

[Fretters]

Chris Pearce worked with my uncle (a Rovers fan) for a while at a factory in Blackburn.

[Jimmymaccer]

Keith Newton had a newsagents in Blackburn
Peter Noble had his famous sports stall in the market.
Andy Lochead landlord of pub in Worsthorne
Colin Waldron became a bookmaker in Nelson
Steve Kindon built wardrobes
David Holt started his own plastics recycling business (less said the better if I remember rightly)
Roger Eli has a successful business I think selling office stationery.
Marshall Burke went into the brewery trade.
Doug Collins emigrated to Australia and owned a McDonalds franchise.

[Hipper]

Alan West became a preacher didn't he, although he managed Stevenage for a time in the 1980s I believe.
Gordon Harris went back to working at the pits, on the surface I think.
Didn't Dave Merrington become a preacher too, although he also worked in football management, first with Jimmy Adamson and later at Southampton.

[morpheus2]

Mark Winstanley drives for a roof truss firm based in Bolton. He delivered our trusses a few weeks ago, nice bloke.

[4:20]

David May is a wine importer (must be good given his time under Fergie) and is often seen chatting on mutv

[Sidney1st]

John Connelly - Chip shop over in Brierfield.

[Leisure]

Stevie Kindon - After dinner speaker.

[LongsideClaret]

I heard that John Angus became a Prison Officer near Amble after he retired.

[NL Claret]

Billy Ingham - bus driver (?)

[ClaretTony]

I heard that John Angus became a Prison Officer near Amble after he retired.

There's someone on this board who will know the answer to that one but I think you might be right LongsideClaret

[ClaretTony]

Adam Blacklaw - newsagent, steward at Burnley CC and landlord of pub in Barlick, then worked at shopping centre in Nelson
John Angus - prison officer
Alex Elder - car sales in Staffordshire (I think)
Bobby Seith - chiropodist
Jimmy Adamson - stayed in football
Tommy Cummings - landlord at two pubs
Brian Miller - shop next door to Turf and then newsagent in Worsthorne
John Connelly - Connelly's Plaice in Brierfield (went past last week, the Plaice has gone but it is still called Connelly's)
Ray Pointer - stayed in football
Jimmy McIlroy - milkman & journalist
Jimmy Robson - electrician but also worked in football right through to 2004 when he left Burnley
Brian Pilkington - estate agent

The list above were all League title winners and yet went to other jobs

[UpTheBeehole]

Someone I know got a job in a biscuit factory and worked with Les Thompson

[cricketfieldclarets]

Ian moore became a footballer.

[JimmyMac'sMate]

Every now and again that cricket field clarets comes up with a funny un utc

[claptrappers_union]

Martin Dobson delivered my dads new car

[Braindead]

Lenny Johnrose teaches Maths at my youngest son's school.