 Whilst at Blackburn Rovers on 2 October 1976, Wagstaffe was the first player in English football to receive a red card.Despite Wagstaffe's talent, he was never capped for England, though he was selected to play on the left wing in the Football League versus the Scottish League match at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, in 1972.After retiring from football, Wagstaffe ran the Queenscliffe Hotel and became steward of the Bispham Conservative Club in Blackpool, before returning to Wolverhampton and running the Butler's Arms in Bushbury, the Old Wulfrunians Club in Castlecroft, Hednesford Ex-Servicemens Club and Waggy's Bar in the Stan Cullis Stand at Molineux.