Career
Waddle began his career with Halifax Town, signing professional forms in October 1971. He made 22 League appearances and scored the crucial goal in the last match of the 1972-1973 season at Walsall enabling Halifax Town to avoid relegation from the old Third Division. Waddle made 22 appearances for the club but he lost his place in 1975, and only played one game in his remaining two years, although he did make it onto the bench for the 1977 European Cup Final, before leaving that summer.
He spent a year at Leicester City before moving on to Swansea City, where he had his most productive spell, working under manager John Toshack, the player he had understudied at Liverpool.
In December 1980 Waddle joined Newport County for a fee of £80,000, a club record for Newport. He went on to have a much-travelled career, which included two returns to Swansea (one as commercial operations manager), and spells in Finland, Hong Kong and Qatar.