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‘Abuse claims may be in hundreds’
- Updated: November 24, 2016
Hundreds of former players may have been victims of sexual abuse at football clubs in the 1980s and 1990s, the PFA said.
Michael Bennett, head of player welfare at the PFA, said the organisation has set up a “triage service” to help players who had been abused by Barry Bennell, a coach who worked with clubs including Crewe and Manchester City before his conviction for multiple cases of sexual assault in 1998.
In an interview last week with The Guardian, Andy Woodward broke his silence on abuse he suffered at the hands of Bennell while at Crewe between the ages of 11 and 15.
Ex-Crewe midfielder Steve Walters and former Manchester City forward David White have since also claimed to have been abused by Bennell, while former …
