Place of birth Warley, England 1989–1990 Newcastle United Playing position Name Wayne Fereday | Years Team Role Footballer 1980–1989 Queens Park Rangers Height 1.75 m | |
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Date of birth (1963-06-16) 16 June 1963 (age 52) | ||
Peter Hucker and Wayne Fereday at Loftus Road - 12/5/2013 (1)
Wayne Fereday (born 16 June 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, A.F.C. Bournemouth, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City. He was capped by England at under-21 level.
Fereday was born in Warley, now in the West Midlands county, and began his football career with Queens Park Rangers. He scored twice on his debut as a 17-year-old, on 19 August 1980 in a 4–0 home win over Bristol Rovers in the Second Division. Noted for his pace, he went on to play more than 200 games for QPR, and was capped five times for England under-21. He moved on to Newcastle United in 1989, followed by A.F.C. Bournemouth, but had a difficult time at both. He finished his league career with West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City, where his career was cut short by injury.
Fereday has three adult children Samantha , Simon and Thomas , plus a younger daughter Harriet . plus four grandsons James , Louie , Alfie , and Kai . He now does work at both West Bromwich Albion and Queens Park Rangers FC .