▁coal ▁min ing ▁village ▁of ▁K iv eton ▁Park ▁in ▁York shire , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁older ▁brothers ▁worked ▁as ▁min ers . ▁W ig more ▁himself ▁became ▁a ▁min er ▁before ▁making ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁football . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Works op ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 8 . ▁ ▁Football ▁career ▁W ig more ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁his ▁local ▁club , ▁K iv eton ▁Park , ▁before ▁joining ▁Works op ▁Town ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁From ▁there ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁She ff ield ▁United ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁where ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁consisted ▁mainly ▁of ▁games ▁for ▁United ' s ▁reserve ▁team , ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁St rollers . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁newly ▁elected ▁Second ▁Division ▁club ▁G ains borough ▁Tr inity ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁struck ▁up ▁an ▁excellent ▁strike ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Bob ▁Mc R ober ts . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁terms ▁were ▁agreed ▁for ▁W ig more ▁to ▁join ▁The ▁Wed nes day , ▁but ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁transfer ▁had ▁taken ▁place ▁were ▁prem ature , ▁as ▁the ▁player ▁rejected ▁the ▁move . ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁later , ▁Small ▁He ath ▁paid ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 1 8 0 ▁to ▁reun ite ▁him ▁with ▁Mc R ober ts . ▁Tried ▁at ▁centre - half ▁when ▁Alex ▁Le ake ▁was ▁injured , ▁he ▁im pressed ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁for ▁nine ▁years ▁he ▁remained ▁first ▁choice ▁in