It was 2am and Liam Henderson had just finished cleaning £70,000 worth of designer trainers belonging to Newcastle United player Joe Willock.
Surveying his handiwork, the former academy prospect realised just how far he had come since being released by the club aged 21 and launching DrCleanCreps, his own shoe cleaning and repair business, in 2020.
The idea was born out of Liam's obsession with making sure his own trainers were squeaky clean, but after helping to clean his pal Paul Dummett's shoes, word of his skills began to spread around the Newcastle United dressing room and Willock was among those to reach out.
