Former Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan was born on this day in 1936. He owned the Lancashire club for 20 years before handing the reigns to his grandson David Sharpe in 2015. Whelan played for Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra as a left back before having to retire from the game at the age of […]
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Heroes & Villains – Crewe Alexandra
Hero – Dario GradiDario Gradi is the only man who can be considered Crewe Alexandra’s hero. He was First-Team Manager for 24 years before retiring in 2007. He couldn’t stay away from the dugout for long, returning a year and a half later. He stayed on for another two years. Gradi joined Crewe back in […]
An Interview with…Neil Cox
I understand that when you were at Scunthorpe United, you took part in first-team training at the age of 13. That must have been a great foundation to your career?I lived next to the Old Showground, so I would go and watch them train.I just started to fetch the balls for them and they just […]