“There was a 99 percent chance that my career was over - but it wasn’t 100 percent and I wanted to be the one percent that could prove them wrong.”
Four years ago, after a highly successful loan spell at Blyth Spartans, teenage goalkeeper Paul Woolston was released by Newcastle United. This despite making a name for himself in the Magpies academy and during his temporary stay with the then-Northern Premier League champions.
After spending time on trial with a number of EFL clubs and one in the United States, Woolston was given a chance to prove himself on the grandest stage English football has to provide. Manchester United offered him a deal after he proved himself during a trial with the 13-time Premier League champions and he settled into life training alongside the likes of David de Gea and current Newcastle transfer target Dean Henderson.
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