England Legend Reveals: I wanted to play for Rangers and turned down Celtic move

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·26 giugno 2025

England Legend Reveals: I wanted to play for Rangers and turned down Celtic move

Chris Waddle has revealed he wanted to play for Rangers but a move never materialised. Celtic made an approach when Tommy Burns was manager, but Waddle turned it down as he did not want to leave Sheffield at 35. After recovering from injury, he briefly joined Falkirk to regain fitness before signing for Bradford. His time in Scotland was short and unplanned, driven more by circumstance than ambition.

“I wanted to play for Rangers but nothing ever came about. Celtic tried to buy me from Sheffield Wednesday but I decided against it, I didn’t want to go at the time. I was 35 and I decided to stay, I didn’t want another move but they did come in for me.

“I went to Falkirk because I knew a guy from Sheffield Wednesday who was on their board. I had been released after an ankle injury and a minor surgery and wanted to play some football before finding another club.

“He asked if I wanted to go and play there for a month and I went to get my fitness back before signing for Bradford.

“It was never in the plans to stay up in Scotland, but hopefully me and Falkirk did each other a favour. I remember the Celtic offer was when Tommy Burns was manager, making an offer to David Pleat, but I turned it down because I wanted to stay in the Sheffield area.”