What is Manchester United and Wales footballer Ryan Giggs original surname?
"1984. Wilson is the father of former Manchester United and Wales footballer, and current Wales manager Ryan Giggs, who was christened Ryan Joseph Wilson but as a teenager changed his surname to that of his mother. Giggs is said to have inherited his balance and athleticism from his father. Danny Wilson (rugby league) Donald James ""Danny"" Wilson (born 1955) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A Wales national representative , he played his club rugby for Widnes, Swinton, Runcorn Highfield and Springfield Borough. Born in Wales to a"
"his father. Giggs married his long-time partner, Stacey Cooke, in a private ceremony on 7 September 2007. They have two children, both born in Salford and live in Worsley, Greater Manchester, close to where the player grew up. After Giggs was confirmed as the new manager of the Welsh national team, Ryan's father Danny said he was ""ashamed"" of him and that ""I can't even bring myself to use his name"". Danny said his family will never forgive Ryan for the eight-year-long affair he had with his brother Rhodri's wife. In August 2006, Giggs became an Ambassador for UNICEF UK,"
"union player for Cardiff RFC, and Lynne Giggs (now Lynne Johnson). Giggs is mixed race – his paternal grandfather is from Sierra Leone – and has spoken of the racism he faced as a child. As a child, Giggs grew up in Ely, a suburb of western Cardiff. His younger brother, Rhodri, is a former manager of non-league Salford City. He spent much time with his mother's parents and playing football and rugby league on the roads outside their house in Pentrebane. In 1980, when Giggs was six years old, his father switched from rugby union to rugby league, and"
"He was elected into the PFA Team of the Century in 2007, the Premier League Team of the Decade in 2003, as well as the FA Cup Team of the Century. Giggs holds the record for the most assists in Premier League history, with 271. He was named as BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2009. In addition to the many honours Giggs has received within football, he was appointed an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours List for his services to football. Giggs was born at St David's Hospital in Canton, Cardiff, to Danny Wilson, a rugby"
"professional debut for the club in 1991 and spent the next 23 years in the Manchester United first team. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he was named as Manchester United's interim player-manager following the sacking of David Moyes. He was named as assistant manager under Moyes' permanent replacement, Louis van Gaal, on 19 May 2014; he retired from playing the same day. He holds the club record for competitive appearances. At international level, Giggs played for the Wales national team 64 times between 1991 and 2007, and was named as the captain of the Great Britain team that"
"Alf Higgs Alfred James Higgs (first ¼ 1904 – after 1931), also known by the nickname of ""Alf"", was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Halifax, as a , i.e. number 3 or 4. Alfred Higgs' birth was registered in Talywain, Pontypool district, Wales, and he died in Newport, Wales. Alf Higgs won a cap for Wales while at Oldham in the 12-20 defeat by England at Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 11 January 1928. Alf Higgs played right-, i.e. number"
"Giggs received many plaudits for the achievements he earned throughout his career, and the longevity of it. Born in Cardiff to Welsh parents, Giggs represented Wales at international level. As a youngster, Giggs captained England Schoolboys, but contrary to popular belief, he was never eligible for the full England team (eligibility at the schoolboy level depends solely upon the location of the school, in Giggs' case Moorside High School in Salford). In October 2009, new rules were introduced for the Home Nations' associations that would have enabled Giggs to represent England had he not already represented Wales in an official"
"CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd CTB v News Group Newspapers is an English legal case between Manchester United player Ryan Giggs, given the pseudonym CTB, and defendants News Group Newspapers Limited and model Imogen Thomas. On 14 April 2011, Mr Justice Eady granted first a temporary injunction at the High Court in London, preventing the naming of the footballer in the media, then extending it on 21 April 2011. The injunction was initially intended to prevent details of the case – an alleged extra-marital relationship between Giggs and Thomas – from being published in ""The Sun"". The ruling of"
"by Lewin Nyatanga in 2004, aged 17 years and 195 days. After being occupied by Gareth Bale, it is currently held by Harry Wilson, who was 16 years and 207 days old on his 2013 debut. Ryan Green Ryan Green (born 20 October 1980) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender for English club Hereford. He earned two international caps for Wales in 1998, breaking Ryan Giggs's record as their youngest player, a record which has since been surpassed. Green began his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers turning professional in October 1997. Despite already being a"
"Ryan Green Ryan Green (born 20 October 1980) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender for English club Hereford. He earned two international caps for Wales in 1998, breaking Ryan Giggs's record as their youngest player, a record which has since been surpassed. Green began his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers turning professional in October 1997. Despite already being a full international, manager Mark McGhee kept him in the reserves. His successor Colin Lee needed a replacement for defender Kevin Muscat on 10 November 1998 and gave Green his debut in a 2–1 First Division victory"
"in the late Victorian era. His 48 tries for ""The Lions"" in the 1888–89 season stands as a club record. Pendlebury Coyotes, won the amateur World Championship in inline hockey at under-21 level in 2006 and were runners up in the World Championship at senior level. Pendlebury (Beverley Road) was the childhood home of Manchester United's Ryan Giggs who moved to the area when his father Danny Wilson switched codes and signed for Swinton R.L.F.C. from Cardiff RFC. Primary Secondary Pendlebury was home to the painter L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) and actor Ben Kingsley (born 1943), who, at differing times,"
"a double eviction on Day 16. Natasha Giggs (born 11 October 1982) is a former estate agent known for having an extramarital affair with the footballer Ryan Giggs, her brother-in-law; the affair was publicised by the media in 2011. She was nominated for eviction by Georgia on Day 7 and became the second housemate to be evicted from the house on Day 9. Nicola McLean (born 16 September 1981) is an English glamour model and media personality. She finished in sixth place on the eighth series of ""I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"". She was nominated for eviction by"
"Scottish newspaper, published a thinly-disguised photograph of Giggs on its front page, with the word ""CENSORED"" covering his eyes. ""Sunday Herald"" editor Richard Walker stated that the London High Court ruling had no force in Scotland, unless copies of the paper were sold in England or Wales. On 23 May 2011, the gagging order set off a political controversy, with Prime Minister David Cameron commenting that the law should be reviewed to ""catch up with how people consume media today."" On the same day, Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming used parliamentary privilege to name Giggs as ""CTB"". Ryan Giggs Ryan"
"with model Imogen Thomas. Tweets and media coverage in the Scottish press named the footballer as Ryan Giggs. On 23 May 2011, Eady upheld the injunction in the High Court. Later the same day, MP John Hemming used parliamentary privilege to name Giggs in the House of Commons, effectively ending the injunction. On 15 December 2011, Eady accepted that Thomas had not attempted to blackmail the footballer known as ""CTB"" and suggested there was ""no longer any point in maintaining the anonymity"", however, the injunction preventing the naming of ""CTB"" nonetheless remained in place. ""Daily Mail"" editor Paul Dacre was"
"3, in Halifax's 22-8 victory over York in the 1930–31 Challenge Cup Final during the 1930–31 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1931, in front of a crowd of 40,368. Alf Higgs Alfred James Higgs (first ¼ 1904 – after 1931), also known by the nickname of ""Alf"", was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Halifax, as a , i.e. number 3 or 4. Alfred Higgs' birth was registered in Talywain, Pontypool district, Wales, and he died in"
"school caretaker, and Debbie Bale, an operations manager and the nephew of former Cardiff City footballer Chris Pike. He attended Eglwys Newydd Primary School in Whitchurch. It was while at this school he first came to the attention of Southampton at age nine, when he was playing in a six-a-side tournament with his first club, Cardiff Civil Service. Growing up, his footballing hero was fellow Welshman and Manchester United player Ryan Giggs. Bale attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff. He was a keen athlete; he played football alongside future Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton, rugby, hockey and excelled at athletics."
"""The Chief"" due to his last name's similarity to 'Chief Clancy Wiggum' on the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. Amongst his teammates, he is one of the most popular players at the club and was regarded as the most courageous on field, as he was the club's nominee for the Robert Rose Award in both 2008 and 2009. Simon Wiggins Simon Wiggins (born 11 September 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited as the number 15 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Glenorchy. He made his debut"
"to Ryan Giggs. ""We wouldn't extend his contract if we didn't think he would become the Ryan Giggs of Chiefs, Josta can play wide, central, off the strikers and Josta shows that he has Giggs' resilience. He can be a substitute, start the match and still be a team player. Josta Dladla Josta Dladla (born 13 July 1979, Soweto, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for National First Division club Moroka Swallows and South Africa. Dladla was born in Soweto and lived with his grandmother. His first pair of boots were the Puma Jomo Sono King and they"
"signed for another season at Hereford in July 2016. Cardiff-born Green made his full international debut against Malta on 3 June 1998, before playing a senior club game. At the age of 17 years and 226 days, he became their youngest international, eclipsing the record of Ryan Giggs. Wales manager Bobby Gould went on to select him for a match against Tunisia, his second and final cap. Giggs himself called the selection of Green a ""typical Gould stunt"", and wrote in his autobiography that he and Green only had a hometown in common. Green's record stood until it was surpassed"
"202 ! 130 ! 98 ! 2487 ! 1907 ! 4394 ! 665 ! 743 ! 0.6 ! 0.5 ! 12.3 ! 9.4 ! 21.8 ! 3.3 ! 3.7 Ryan Griffen Ryan Leigh Griffen (born 27 July 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Griffen was born in Goolwa, a South Australian port town near the mouth of the Murray River and began his football career with South Adelaide. The Western Bulldogs chose Griffen in the 2004 AFL national draft at number"
"In 2014, Willis played the role of Garth Stubbs in the revived ITV sitcom ""Birds of a Feather"" and Luke Riley in the BBC One soap opera ""EastEnders"". Willis was born in Tooting in London on 8 May 1983. He has an older brother, Stephen, but their parents split up when he was only 3 years old. His mother later remarried and had his half-sister, Doreen, who is an ambassador for a charity called Whizz-Kidz. Willis has had three different last names legally while growing up. Even though his original last name was Willis, after his father, this was changed"
"Giggs. On 23 May 2016, two days after winning the 2016 FA Cup it was announced that Louis van Gaal had been relieved of his management duties. As part of his coaching team, it was also announced that Stuivenberg had departed the club. In January 2017, he started a new coaching job at Genk. He replaced Peter Maes who was sacked because of an unsatisfactory ranking in the Belgian First Division A. He was fired 10 December 2017. In 2018, he was appointed as assistant manager of the Wales national team, working under his former Manchester United colleague Ryan Giggs."
"Imogen Thomas Imogen Mary Thomas is a Welsh model and television personality. She came to prominence in 2003, after winning Miss Wales, and achieved further notability in 2006, when she lasted three months on the seventh series of Channel 4 reality television programme ""Big Brother"". In 2011, her alleged extramarital relationship with footballer Ryan Giggs was the subject of a controversial gagging order in the UK. Imogen Mary Thomas was born in the town Gorseinon, within the city of Swansea, Wales. Thomas started working as a model at age 13, and at the age of 17 moved to London to"
"of the sport, Seamus Vincent McCartan is the clan's single professional player, currently at club level for Bradford City. His international career has spanned U17, U19 and U21 levels. He made his highly anticipated International First Team debut in 2017. Ryan McCartan, portraying the character Digbert ""Diggie"" Smalls on Disney's Liv and Maddie, has risen to success, showcasing the musical and theatrical talents of the clan. DNA testing carried out at the Trinity College of Dublin on the male Y-Chromosome of the powerful Guinness Family at their own request left a startling re-discovery. The analysis revealed that brewery founder Sir"
"Primary, Pentrebane Primary and Ysgol Coed Y Gof. A Roman Catholic secondary school, Bishop Hannon was built in Pentrebane in the 1960s but demolished around 1987 to make way for housing (on what is now called Bell Fields). Pentrebance falls within the Fairwater electoral ward for elections to Cardiff Council. The Wales footballer Ryan Giggs grew up living with his grandparents in Pentrebane. Pentrebane Pentrebane () is a district in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is part of the Fairwater community. Pentrebane was built in the 1960s on agricultural land to the northwest of Fairwater. The newer"
"five-time world champions alongside stars such as Kaká and Ronaldinho. Giggs announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday, 30 May 2007, at a press conference held at The Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, drawing the curtain on a 16-year international career. He cited concentrating on his United career as the main reason for stepping down. His final game for Wales, and as captain, was the Euro 2008 qualifier against the Czech Republic on 2 June at Cardiff. He earned his 64th cap in this game and won the Man of the Match award as Wales drew 0–0. In November, he"
"competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is one of only 25 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances. Giggs is the most decorated player in football history. During his time at United, he won 13 Premier League winner's medals, four FA Cup winner's medals, three League Cup winner's medals, two UEFA Champions League winner's medals, a FIFA Club World Cup winners medal, an Intercontinental Cup winner's medal, a UEFA Super Cup winner's medal and nine FA Community Shield winner's medals. Manchester United and Liverpool are the only clubs in English football history to have won more league championships"
"in Kersal, as tenants of Salford City F.C.. From 2003, the Lions played home games at Park Lane, Whitefield, home of Sedgley Park RUFC. In 2006, the club acquired land to build a 6,000 capacity stadium with training facilities and community use in Agecroft, Pendlebury. After ground-sharing with Leigh and Salford, the club moved to Heywood Road, Sale, home of Sale Rugby Union F.C. for the 2016 season onwards. Swinton based junior association football side Deans F.C. was the starting point in the career of Ryan Giggs, who grew up in neighbouring Pendlebury and went on to become a Manchester"
"Belgium, to an Australian father, Gary Wiggins, and a British mother, Linda. His father lived in Belgium as a professional cyclist. His father left the family when Wiggins was two. Wiggins moved with his mother to her parents' house in Villiers Road, Willesden Green, north-west London, then to a Church Commission flat at Dibdin House estate in neighbouring Maida Vale. He was educated at St Augustine's junior school and then St Augustine's Church of England High School in Kilburn, where his mother was a secretary. He has a younger half-brother, Ryan, from his mother and her partner Brendan, who separated"
"Lal Hilditch Clarence George ""Lal"" Hilditch (2 June 1894 – 31 October 1977), also known as Clarrie Hilditch, was an English footballer, and one of only two men to have been simultaneously a player and the manager at Manchester United (the other being Ryan Giggs). Hilditch was born in Hartford, Cheshire, and began his playing career with Hartford, before moving on to Cheshire League sides Witton Albion and Altrincham. In January 1914 he joined Manchester United as an outside left, but soon changed to his favoured half back position. He featured three times during the 1913/14 season before establishing himself"
"appearance record holder. The previous holder was Sir Bobby Charlton, the longest serving of the Busby Babes. Giggs went on to hold the post of assistant manager of Manchester United but left the club during the summer of 2016. Fergie's Fledglings Fergie's Fledglings were a group of football players recruited by Manchester United under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson (often nicknamed ""Fergie"") and trained by assistant coaches Brian Kidd and Eric Harrison, before eventually progressing to the first team during the 1990s. The alliteration in the term is a clear homage to the Busby Babes, the famously youthful Manchester"
"the end of the month, they eliminated Liverpool from the Football League Cup in the third round with a 3–1 win at Old Trafford, condemning the First Division leaders to their first defeat in a competitive game that season. A 5–0 aggregate win over Wrexham completed on 7 November took them into the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup. On 27 November, Alex Ferguson offered a five-year contract to Ryan Giggs, a winger said to be the finest prospect in the British game since George Best. Giggs, who was born in Cardiff, would be eligible to sign a professional"
"than Giggs. Giggs captained United on numerous occasions, particularly in the 2007–08 season when regular captain Gary Neville was ruled out with various injuries. Giggs also has a number of personal achievements. He was the first player in history to win two consecutive PFA Young Player of the Year awards (1992 and 1993), though he did not win the PFA Player of the Year award until 2009. He was the only player to play in each of the first 22 seasons of the Premier League, as well as the only player to score in each of the first 21 seasons."