| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Wagstaffe | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Playing position | Left Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1960 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1960–64 | Manchester City | 161 | (8) |
| 1964–76 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 324 | (27) |
| 1967 | → Los Angeles Wolves (guest) | 10 | (1) |
| 1969 | → Kansas City Spurs (guest) | 9 | (3) |
| 1976–78 | Blackburn Rovers | 75 | (7) |
| 1978–79 | Blackpool | 19 | (9) |
| 1979–81 | Blackburn Rovers | 50 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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David Wagstaffe (born 5 April 1943 in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played the majority of his career for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a left winger. He was known as 'Waggy' to fans and fellow players.
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He started his career in 1958 in the Manchester City youth side before he was taken on professionally by Manchester City. Wagstaffe made his professional debut for Manchester City in the 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Making 161 appearances and scoring 8 goals for them, Wagstaffe was a playmaker clocking up a large number of assists. Though Manchester City were relegated in 1963 and was subsequently sold for £30,000 in a deal finalised on Boxing Day, 1964.
It was at Wolverhampton Wanderers where he played the majority of his games. On the day the deal was finalised he played his début for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Unfortunately for Wagstaffe they lost 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. At Wolves, he received a runners up medal in the UEFA cup when Tottenham Hotspur beat Wolves in the UEFA cup final in 1972 (Wagstaffe scored for Wolves in the second leg to force a 1-1 draw, but it wasn't enough as Wolves had lost the first leg 2-1). He also played in the 1974 League Cup final which Wolves won 2-1 (which coincidently was against his former club Manchester City), though Wagstaffe had to limp off in the 81st minute of the match due to a leg injury. Also at Wolves he was part of the squad which won the Texaco Cup. Wagstaffe played 324 times in the league alone for Wolves and scored 24 goals in the league, however when Wolves were relegated to Division 2 in 1976 he was sold to Blackburn Rovers who had been newly promoted from Division 3.
He played for Blackburn Rovers 75 times on the left wing and scored 7 times. In 1978, after Blackburn finishing 5th in the league, he was sold again, this time to Blackpool. Blackpool had recently been relegated to the third division and played 19 times, scoring once. Then in 1979 he was sold back to Blackburn where he played 50 games (scoring 26 times) to end his career on a high note.
David was the first player to receive a red card in English football and be dismissed from the field of play on the day the cards were introduced.[1] David had a bar named after him at Molineux called 'Waggys'. In 2008, he penned his autobiography, entitled Waggy's Tales.
The day Wagstaffe made his début for Wolves was also the last day that Peter Broadbent played for them.