It is 40 years since Wednesfield-born defender Stuart Watkiss ran out at Molineux to live out every Wolves fan’s dream of turning out for their beloved home-town club.
He was just 17, but performed well in the heart of the defence in a 0-0 draw against Sunderland in the First Division.His playing career took him not too far, to Walsall, and a little bit further, to Mansfield.
“For me, getting back to work was important, it’s far better than sitting at home and banging my head against a brick wall. The Wednesfield massive are made of stern stuff, and Watkiss’s personality and love of football was honed by a childhood spent on the Molineux terraces and then junior football including, alongside another who made it Wolves in Joe Jackson, several years with Wolverhampton Schools.
“Frank was absolutely fantastic for me, and if I say he was ‘old school’ I think people would understand,” he explains.
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