I sat watching the Leeds United v Chelsea Capital One game last night and the camera panned onto Gary McAllister who was a spectator in the crowd. The commentator went on to say that McAllister was part of the First Division Championship winning team in the 1991-92 season which was the last one before the Premier League was introduced. I had completely forgotten about this fact and it got me thinking about who was in that winning squad and what they have been upto in the years since they won.
In a series of blog articles I am going to compile a "Where are they now...?" post which will give a brief bio of the players from various winning teams over the year.
We will start off with the Leeds First Division Title winning team of 1991-92
Mervyn Day - Retired in 1993 and went onto manage Carlisle United for a couple of years before joining forces with Alan Curbishley as First Team Coach at Charlton and West Ham. He is currently working at Brighton & Hove Albion as Scouting and Talent Identification Manager.
John Lukic - Lukic left Leeds for the second time in his career in 1996 after Nigel Martyn joined the club and he retired from playing after a spell at Arsenal in 2001. He now works as a part time freelance goalkeeping coach and after dinner speaker
Chris Fairclough - After retiring in 2001whilst playing for York City, Fairclough went to Nottingham Forest and coached their U17 team but left in 2011. He is now Professional Development Phase Coach at Charlton Athletic for their U16-U18 team
Tony Dorigo - Biography can be seen HERE at the Premier League Heroes website
Jon Newsome - Unfortunately had to retire early due to injury, Newsome briefly worked as a scout before opening a prestige used car company in Sheffield/
Mel Sterland - Another player who fell foul of injury, Sterland had to cut his Leeds career short in 1994 but joined Boston United as a Player Manager for a couple of years in the mid 1990's. Has appeared in football film When Saturday Comes and also had his autobiography published.
Rod Wallace - After retiring at the end of the 2003-04 season, Wallace had a few years off before embarking on a coaching career at Kingstonian and then Molesley. He is now Reserve Team Coach at Epsom and Ewell.
David Wetherall - Biography can be seen HERE at the Premier League Heroes website
Chris Whyte - Whyte played up to his late 30's before retiring from the game. He is now a Senior Partner in a Professional Sports Agency called Old Pro Management
David Batty - Biography can be seen HERE at the Premier League Heroes website
Gary Speed - Biography can be seen HERE at the Premier League Heroes website
Gary McAllister - Biography can be seen HERE at the Premier League Heroes website
Gordon Strachan - Biography can be seen HERE at the Premier League Heroes website
Lee Chapman - Biography can be seen HERE at the Premier League Heroes website
Carl Shutt - A fan's favourite for his tireless workrate on the pitch, Shutt called time on his career in 2005 when he was released as Player/Manager by Bradford Park Avenue.
Eric Cantona - Biography can be seen HERE at the Premier League Heroes website
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