Great amateur footballer,Andy's brother and a diehard Claret RIP Mate x

I played in the same team as Pete 'Watty' for a couple of seasons back in the day.
He was a bloody good footballer at amateur level and it's anybody's guess how good he could have been but for his poor eyesight.
After a long illness Pete passed away peacefully around 5 am today.
RIP Fella.

Sorry to hear this. RIP

Sorry to read this news. RIP Pete

Sad news,played with and against him in my teens.

RIP Peter, I also played with and against Peter and he was a very good footballer

RIP Watty

Watty used to travel with us quite a few times over the years he was a really good friend
RIP Pete

I was talking to Bev from Rossy Clarets this morning and she told me about Pete. It's a long, long time ago but I played football against him a few times and he was a very, very good player despite always playing with his specs on.

Apparently he's been unwell for some time. Nice lad and really sad news.

Only heard about this sad situation last week. RIP Pete, condolences to all family and friends.

Next door neighbour through a childhood in whitewellbottom...real character...I will raise a glass to him in the Atlantic inn tonight.

Hello fatboy..I hope you are well..

Did you know a lad called Alan Riley in your youth..from Waterfoot?

Can anyone remember Pete & his partner doing a reality show on tv,think it was holiday themed and most of the time he had his Burnley shirt on,anyone remember what it was called?

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hampsteadclaret wrote:Hello fatboy..I hope you are well..

Did you know a lad called Alan Riley in your youth..from Waterfoot?

Hi hampers.....yep Alan was another whitewellbottom contemporary of mine....he went to st Ted's I believe?... another half decent little footballer, right winger...but not in the Rowls sense ..

RIP.

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Cheers mate.

nice one fatboy...Alan is a very good friend of mine, [and a few more Waterfoot/St Theodore's lads from those times].... I was at St Teds with him throughout, and we meet up a few times a year - he still thinks he's a good footballer.. ..and worse...he is a fan of the blue and white quartered shirt....I think he still drinks Dark Mild..






RIP Peter Wharton.

ClaretTony wrote:I was talking to Bev from Rossy Clarets this morning and she told me about Pete. It's a long, long time ago but I played football against him a few times and he was a very, very good player despite always playing with his specs on.

Apparently he's been unwell for some time. Nice lad and really sad news.

That's the the first thing I remember playing against him with his specs on. Haven't seen him at the gym for a good while. Now I know why. RIP Watty.

Yes hampers...his footie allegiances were suspect...I never saw him on the 236 ribble bus over to the turf....you can tell him you were talking to RP from Elizabeth street...close friend of MC. and DW...he will know who you mean....we played plenty of footie in the old schoolyard at WWB.

New Pete quite well from back in the day, crackin footballer, always had his glasses on usually with a bit of plaster on em RIP Watty from a kindred Valley Lad.

claretgimmer wrote:New Pete quite well from back in the day, crackin footballer, always had his glasses on usually with a bit of plaster on em RIP Watty from a kindred Valley Lad.

Im sure when he Played for the White Horse on Edgeside he had his glasses fastened to his head with elastic bands

RIP Pete.


Also RIP to Banny, a well known figure on Colne Clarets as we were growing up
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Pete also had a biting wit and some of his put downs in the changing room were hilarious.
Nobody was safe.

Juan Tanamera wrote:Pete also had a biting wit and some of his put downs in the changing room were hilarious.
Nobody was safe.

Very true.