Alan Waddle (born 9 June 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. Waddle began his career with Halifax Town, signing professional forms in October 1971. He made 22 League appearances and scored the crucial goal in the last match of the 1972–73 season at Walsall enabling Halifax Town to avoid relegation from the old Third Division. In June 1973 Waddle was signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly and netted his only goal for the Reds in a 1–0 win over rivals Everton in December 1973. Waddle made 22 appearances for the club but he lost his place in 1975, and only played one game in his remaining two years, although he did play in the home leg of the team's victory over FC Zürich in the 1977 European Cup semi-final, and made it onto the bench for the 1977 European Cup Final, before leaving that summer. He spent a year at Leicester City before moving on to Swansea City, where he had his most productive spell, working under manager John Toshack, the player he had understudied at Liverpool. In December 1980 Waddle joined Newport County for a fee of £80,000, a club record for Newport. He went on to have a much-travelled career, which included two returns to Swansea (one as commercial operations manager), and spells in Finland, Hong Kong and Qatar. He is a cousin of Chris Waddle, the former Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder. Footnotes External links Liverpool FC profile Profile at LFCHistory.net 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Wallsend Footballers from Tyne and Wear English footballers Association football forwards Wallsend Boys Club players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Happy Valley AA players Hartlepool United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Palloiluseura Apollo players Barry Town United F.C. players Al-Wakrah SC players Llanelli Town A.F.C. players Port Talbot Town F.C. players Maesteg Park A.F.C. players Bridgend Town A.F.C. players English Football League players Hong Kong First Division League players Cymru Premier players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in Qatar British expatriates in Finland Qatar Stars League players English expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong UEFA Champions League winning players