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Ex-EFL ace Charlie Wyke opens up on his injury hell – ‘heart attack was easier to handle!’

Four years ago, Charlie Wyke suffered a heart attack during a training session for Wigan Athletic and died for four minutes.

Charlie Wyke playing for Carlisle United in League Two before his injury agony

Four years ago, Charlie Wyke suffered a heart attack during a training session for Wigan Athletic and died for four minutes.

But that traumatic experience was nothing compared to the physical and mental anguish the 33-year-old has endured over the last 16 months.
In October 2024, shortly after coming on as a substitute for Carlisle in a League Two match against Cheltenham, Wyke was felled by a tackle from Luke Young.
“I broke my leg, dislocated my ankle, tore every ligament, damaged the cartilage - it was like six or seven different injuries in one,” recalls the striker, who has also played...

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