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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John David Wile | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-03-09)9 March 1947 (age 78) | ||
| Place of birth | Sherburn, County Durham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966?–1967 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1967–1970 | Peterborough United | 118 | (7) |
| 1970–1983 | West Bromwich Albion | 500 | (24) |
| 1982 | →Vancouver Whitecaps (loan)[1] | 23 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | Peterborough United | 87 | (3) |
| Total | 728 | (34) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | West Bromwich Albion (caretaker) | ||
| 1983–1986 | Peterborough United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John David Wile (born 9 March 1947) is an English formerfootballer andmanager.
Wile played as a central defender forSunderland, although he did not play aFootball League match for them.[2] In1967–68 he signed forPeterborough United, having had a trial there first.[3] He made 130 senior appearances for The Posh between 1967 and 1970.[3]
Wile then joinedWest Bromwich Albion in December 1970. He spent more than 12 years at Albion, and was club captain during and afterRon Atkinsons spell as manager. Wile made a total of 619 senior appearances for Albion.[4]
His most famous moment came when he played with blood pouring from a headwound during the 1978 FA Cup semi-final againstIpswich atHighbury. After leaving Albion in June 1983, Wile returned to Peterborough asplayer-manager after missing out on a similar post atBolton Wanderers a year earlier. He later returned to West Bromwich asmanaging director, a position he occupied from 1997 through to 2002.
In 2004, he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.[5]
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