Whatever happened to the Crazy Gang?

By Mirror Football in Mirror Football Blog

Published 23:00 18/03/10

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Dean Holdsworth is carving a new career for himself in management at non-league Newport County. What happened to the rest of his Crazy Gang pals, though? MirrorFootball investigates...

Dave Beasant
First goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup Final when he saved John Aldridge’s kick in 1988. Went on to play for Chelsea, Southampton and Nottingham Forest and has been a senior coach at the Glenn Hoddle Academy since 2008.

Clive Goodyear
Helped Luton to the Second Division title in 1982 before moving to the Dons, where he conceded the penalty that Beasant saved in the 1988 FA Cup final. He moved to Brentford and after hanging up his boots he was a physio at Luton, Cardiff and Chester. He now has a practise in Milton Keynes.

Terry Phelan
Moved to Chelsea and Everton after FA Cup heroics and ended his playing career in America with Charleston Battery. Moved to New Zealand in 2005 and is currently the coach of Otago United.

Vinnie Jones
One of the leading members of the Crazy Gang is now a multi-millionaire film star. A resident of Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, Jones has starred in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Mean Machine and reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother.
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Eric Young
Appeared in the 1990 FA Cup Final and then switched to Crystal Palace. The former Welsh international now works as an accountant.

Andy Thorn
Currently chief scout under Chris Coleman at Coventry City, Thorn turned out for Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final, and also had spells at Newcastle, Hearts and Tranmere.

Terry Gibson
Played for Swindon, Peterborough and Barnet where he had a spell as youth team coach and caretaker manager. Worked alongside Lawrie Sanchez in his time at Wycombe Wanderers, Northern Ireland and Fulham. Now works as a co-commentator for Sky Sports.

Alan Cork
Played in every Division for the Super Dons in a 15-year spell at the club. Father of current Chelsea defender Jack Cork, he managed Swansea and Cardiff City. Also assistant manager to Micky Adams at Leicester City and had roles as a scout and reserve team manager at Bolton Wanderers before leaving in January 2010.

John Fashanu
The England striker remained at Wimbledon until 1994 before having a short spell at Aston Villa. Since retiring in 1994, he has appeared as a contestant on ‘I’m A Celebrity’ as well as being an ambassador for UNICEF. He also heads the John Fashanu Charity Trust.

Dennis Wise
Spent 11 years at Chelsea after the 1998 FA Cup glory and was player-manager during Millwall’s run to the FA Cup Final against Manchester United in 2003. Managed Southampton, Swindon and Leeds and spent an ill-fated spell on the board at Newcastle from January 2008 to April 2009.

Lawrie Sanchez
Managed Wycombe Wanderers before taking over as Northern Ireland coach, where he masterminded shock 1-0 win over England in Euro 2008 qualifying. Kept Fulham in the Premier League while manager during 2006/2007 but was sacked after poor start the following season and has not managed since.

John Scales
Moved to Liverpool in 1994, where he played for three seasons before moving to Tottenham and then Ipswich. Now chairman of events management company Be Sport.

Laurie Cunningham
Just over a year after FA Cup win over Liverpool, Cunningham was tragically killed in a car crash near Madrid in Spain at the age of 33. He had just won promotion to La Liga with Royal Vallecano.

Wally Downes
Now a first team coach at Southampton, Downes is seen as one of the founding members of the Crazy Gang. He has had coaching roles at Crystal Palace and Reading, forging a close working relationship with Steve Coppell, and was manager of Brentford between 2002-2004.

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