Editing Chris Waddle (section)

{{For|the American Paralympian|Chris Waddell}}
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1960)}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chris Waddle
| image = Chris Waddle 2012.jpg
| caption = Waddle in 2012
| image_size = 
| fullname = Christopher Roland Waddle<ref>{{Hugman|20227|access-date=14 April 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Felling, Tyne and Wear|Felling]], England
| height = 6 ft 0 in<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=368 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}</ref>
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]], [[attacking midfielder]]
| years1 = 1978–1980
| years2 = 1980–1985
| years3 = 1985–1989
| years4 = 1989–1992
| years5 = 1992–1996
| years6 = 1996
| years7 = 1996–1997
| years8 = 1997
| years9 = 1997–1998
| years10 = 1998
| years11 = 2000–2002
| years12 = 2002
| years13 = 2002
| years14 = 2013
| years15 = 2023
| clubs1 = [[Tow Law Town F.C.|Tow Law Town]]
| clubs2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| clubs3 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| clubs4 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| clubs5 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
| clubs6 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| clubs7 = [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]
| clubs8 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| clubs9 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
| clubs10 = [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]
| clubs11 = [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]]
| clubs12 = [[Glapwell F.C.|Glapwell]]
| clubs13 = [[Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C.|Stocksbridge Park Steels]]
| clubs14 = [[Hallam F.C.|Hallam]]
| clubs15 = [[Hallam F.C.|Hallam]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| caps2 = 170
| goals2 = 46
| caps3 = 138
| goals3 = 33
| caps4 = 107
| goals4 = 22
| caps5 = 109
| goals5 = 10
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 1
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 6
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 1
| caps9 = 32
| goals9 = 1
| caps10 = 7
| goals10 = 0
| caps11 = 60
| goals11 = 3
| caps12 = 2
| goals12 = 0
| caps13 = 1
| goals13 = 0
| caps14 = 1
| goals14 = 0
| caps15 = 0
| goals15 = 0
| totalcaps = 663
| totalgoals = 126
| nationalyears1 = 1984
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1985–1991
| nationalteam2 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps2 = 62
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| manageryears1 = 1997–1998
| managerclubs1 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
}}

'''Christopher Roland Waddle''' (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional [[Association football|football]] player and manager. He had a spell as Burnley manager during the 1997–98 season, but has not returned to coaching since. Largely since retiring he has worked in the media for [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] as part of their [[Premier League]] and [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] team. He currently works as a commentator.

Nicknamed "Magic Chris", football journalist Luke Ginnell wrote that Waddle was "widely acknowledged as one of the finest attacking [[midfielder]]s in Europe".<ref name="ginnell">{{cite web | url= https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/09/21/waddle-at-marseille-how-magic-chris-found-freedom-in-france/ | title= Waddle at Marseille: How Magic Chris found freedom in France| first=Luke| last=Ginnell| work=[[These Football Times]] | date=21 September 2018 | access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> During his professional career, which lasted from 1978 to 1998, he played for several clubs, including [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Olympique de Marseille]] and [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]. In 1989, his transfer from Tottenham to Marseille for £4.5 million made him the third most valuable player in the world, and he won three successive [[Ligue 1]] titles with the club and played in the [[1991 European Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/02/22/british-footballers-abroad-rated-10-hits-10-misses/chris-waddle-british-footballers-abroad-10-hits-10-misses/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/02/22/british-footballers-abroad-rated-10-hits-10-misses/chris-waddle-british-footballers-abroad-10-hits-10-misses/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title= British footballers abroad and how they rated – 10 hits and 10 misses| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=22 February 2017 | access-date=3 April 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> While playing for Wednesday in the [[Premier League]] he was voted [[FWA Footballer of the Year]] for his performances in the [[1992–93 in English football|1992-93 season]]. He also played in the [[Premier League]] for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], in the [[Scottish Premiership]] with [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] and in the [[Football League]] for [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]. He finished his career in non-League football with [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]], [[Glapwell F.C.|Glapwell]] and [[Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C.|Stocksbridge Park Steels]], later whilst in his fifties, he continued to play at semi-professional level for [[Northern Counties East League]] side [[Hallam F.C.|Hallam]]. 
Waddle earned 62 caps for [[England national football team|England]] between 1985 and 1991, which included being a member of the teams which reached the quarter-finals of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] and the semi-finals of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]]. He also played for England at [[UEFA Euro 1988]].