Wayne Cegielski

Cegielski was a schoolboy at Cardiff City. He was not taken on as an apprentice at age 15. He was instead offered terms with Tottenham Hotspur and went on to turn professional with the club in May 1973, and was a member of the FA Youth Cup winning side of 1974. However, he didn't play a First Division game for Terry Neill's side, coming close on Boxing Day when Mike England passed a late fitness test. Cegielski was instead loaned out to Fourth Division side Northampton Town. He played eleven league games for Bill Dodgin's "Cobblers". He left White Hart Lane in July 1975 and linked up with German side VfB Stuttgart after being spotted playing in a tournament in Switzerland. He played five games in 2. Bundesliga for István Sztáni's "Reds" in 1975–76, before he departed for the United States to play for Tacoma Tides in the American Soccer League. He returned to the UK in September 1976 and signed with Third Division side Wrexham, then managed by John Neal. The "Red Dragons" finished fifth in 1976–77, one point behind promoted Crystal Palace. Arfon Griffiths took the reins for the 1977–78 campaign, and Wrexham topped the division with 61 points. Cegielski finished second to Gareth Davies in the club's Player of the Year vote. Wrexham retained their Second Division status in 1978–79, and qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the final of the Welsh Cup, where they lost out to Shrewsbury Town. A mid-table finish followed in 1979–80, before they avoided…

Cegielski obtained a City and Guilds qualification in plumbing and heating and went on to form a Stoke-on-Trent based sales company.

Individual

Port Vale F.C. Player of the Year: 1982–83 Tottenham Hotspur

FA Youth Cup: 1974 Wrexham

Football League Third Division: 1977–78 Welsh Cup runner-up: 1979 Port Vale

Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1982–83 Blackpool

Football League Fourth Division second-place promotion: 1984–85